Casters

[John Ross]

Hi David,
They are just moving it from the storage room, to the stage and
back.
In the process they damaged the piano, and I think they are
blaming the fact that they can't control it, on the truck.
They are told to move it with no less than 2 people, but I think
they sometimes use just one person.
Thank you.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Casters


> John,
>
> I take it the piano(s) is(are) being taken down and moved from
one site to
> another and then set back up?  I don't understand why the
University is so
> concerned about what the movers want?  Are these "movers"
university
> employees?  The truck provides easy mobility in a given area
and protects
> the legs from stress such as running over a cord or crack.  I
think it is a
> mistake to discontinue use of the trucks.  Certainly in some
concert
> situations the big castors (brass=expensive) work as well and
are much
> better looking, but for overall reliability I like trucks...
>
> David I.
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 3/13/01 at 6:06 PM piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
>
> >Hi List,
> >The University I am at wants to stop using the grand piano
> >trucks. The movers of the piano, apparently think that they
are
> >hard to use.
> >The want to use the individual grand leg dollies, 3 or 4
wheels
> >on each leg.
> >I don't think that is such a good idea, these pianos are a
> >Steinway D, and a Yamaha CF.
> >I would like to hear any pros and cons for these wheel
systems.
> >Thank you.
> >Regards,
> >John M. Ross
> >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> >piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca
>
>
>
>