On H&S schools no longer need to fit them as the British Standard rule
has been dropped. The ABPT is trying to get the Department for
Children, Schools and Families to make a must. At the moment I am
having to find evidence that students and teachers have been hurt by
pianos with no safety castors on. Not easy as they tend to keep it
quiet fear of benign sued
Barrie,
In message <4A15EC1A.20600 at piano.plus.com>, David Boyce
<David at piano.plus.com> writes
>Oh Barrie, good point about the rear heel castors!
>One of the things I could really have used the tilter for in the past is when
>I have fitted rear heel castors. If fitting a set to a piano which didn't
>previously have them, it is certainly worth bearing in mind that the piano
>is going OFF the tilter in a different condition from how it went ON. I
>have fitted new castors to a rear heel piano in a school, where the
>teacher directed some strapping 18 yr old students to help put the piano
>on its back. On reflection, a thing I would not today allow, due to liability
>issues.
>
>Best regards,
>
>David.
>
>
>
>Be careful with Damon school pianos when tilting the extended back toes
>can push the piano off the cradle The piano shoots off down the school
>hall and the cradle get you big time learnt that one the hard way 20
>years ago I got some webing only need it on school pianos Other piano
>to watch are pianolas the cradle can tilt back quite easy
>
>You will fined it to be one of the best investment you have made you be
>amazed how many UK tuners don't do castors in schools or struggle I
>charge £280.00 to put on a set of safety castors in schools
>
>Next piece of kit is a grand Jack a must when fitting A frames to grands
>do a lot of them as well
>
>
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