Yeh, but how about not disturbing that delicate frat row patina? You never know, some day this thing could end up in the Smithsonian! After all, it looks like it's been ricocheting into other objects in space since the solar system began to form.. Will Truitt From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Joe DeFazio Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:22 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Piano dolly question From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> Date: February 1, 2010 10:33:27 PM EST Any ideas as to what to do with this type of piano in order to get it on a tripod dolly (institutional setting). I say: tell them not to move the dang thing! That type of leg structure is notoriously unreliable; some precocious fourth grader could probably break one of those legs pretty easily. Also, if they can't afford a better piano than the one pictured, they will probably have a hard time with the cost of a piano dolly with some custom modifications. I'm not trying to be judgmental, just realistic. If they insist, and if you use a regular grand dolly with wider custom platforms at each tip of the "Y," as some have suggested, I would strongly encourage you to also reinforce the leg/piano interface. I only service one of this type of piano that has survived intact on a dolly. It belonged to a school prior to my customer's acquisition of it. The school janitors had found and installed some huge steel "L" brackets that extended close to a foot down the inner side of each of the six legs. Not so pretty, but neither is a squashed church member, student, or senior citizen. You can always paint 'em brown (the brackets, not the church member, student, or senior citizen!). Joe DeFazio Pittsburgh -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100202/50431a31/attachment.htm>
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