Yeah, that's what I meant! Wedging between the floor and the underside of dolly at the legs, instead of wedging the wheels of the dolly, which is what I thought you meant. Mark Schecter wrote: > I meant to say they had put wedges between the bottom of the legs, > where they sit on the dolly, and the floor, so actually between the > dolly and the floor. Is that not what you meant? > > ~Mark > > On 1/28/13 8:51 PM, Susan Kline wrote: >> You'll do much better wedging under the legs instead of the dolly. >> >> Even just the front legs would do the trick. >> >> Susan >> >> Mark Schecter wrote: >>> The stage hands tried turning the wheels yesterday, or so they >>> thought, but it wasn't solid enough for this pianist. But I don't know >>> for sure exactly how they did it, because by the time I got there for >>> touchup just before doors, they had wedged the dolly and he was happy. >>> I don't fault the player at all, because I have felt the movement and >>> I understand it could be troubling for some players. In fact, I >>> appreciate his input, as this solution that I will implement will >>> benefit everybody, even though many won't know it. >>> >>> My thanks to you and others who have contributed to this thread, as I >>> now have a better idea than I started with, and that is a wonderful >>> thing. Thanks! >>> >>> ~Mark Schecter >>> >>> On 1/28/13 7:23 PM, Norman Cantrell wrote: >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> I have had good luck over the years dealing with trucks without brakes >>>> by simply positioning the piano on the stage and then kicking each of >>>> the three casters in the same direction as each of the three arms >>>> of the >>>> truck. Position them so the wheel is swiveled toward the center >>>> of the >>>> dolly and because they are all facing a different direction the piano >>>> stays put. >>>> >>>> Joe I do not have a picture of the unit installed and I am no >>>> longer on >>>> contract with the particular university where I installed this >>>> unit. It >>>> is still on the piano as I occasionally attend performances there. >>>>  Because it is painted black and made of fairly thin pipe it fades >>>> into >>>> the background fairly easily and is not a distraction. The reason >>>> for >>>> designing it in the first place was to help the truck roll easily >>>> as the >>>> casters were so canted they did not swivel easily and the piano was >>>> very >>>> difficult to steer and turn. >>>> >>>> Norman Cantrell >>>> >>>> --- On *Mon, 1/28/13, Mark Schecter /<mark at schecterpiano.com>/* wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>    From: Mark Schecter <mark at schecterpiano.com> >>>>    Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fixing flexy stage dolly >>>>    To: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> >>>>    Cc: "pianotech at ptg.org" <pianotech at ptg.org> >>>>    Date: Monday, January 28, 2013, 7:45 PM >>>> >>>>    Thanks for pointing that out, Jon. We actually did that last >>>> night, >>>>    but I'm looking to cure the problem so the incognoscenti can >>>> just >>>>    position (and reposition) the piano without tools or knowledge. >>>>    Mongo casters with brakes would work too, but they're concerned >>>>    about their new floor being damaged, hence rubber wheels. Do >>>> still >>>>    need brakes, though. >>>> >>>>    ~Mark Schecter >>>> >>>>    On Jan 28, 2013, at 5:27 PM, Jon Page <jonpage at comcast.net >>>>    </mc/compose?to=jonpage at comcast.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>>     > I hate to point out the obvious. Place a wooden wedge >>>> under the >>>>    truck arm under the leg. Stabilized. >>>>     > >>>>     > I have two of these when installing or removing a truck to >>>> place >>>>    under the front legs so the rear arm of the truck does not >>>> rise. I >>>>    call them ' Truck Stops'. >>>>     > >>>>     > -- >>>>     > Regards, >>>>     > >>>>     > Jon Page >>>>     > >>>>     > >>>> >>> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20130128/8e14099d/attachment.htm>
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