Are the pedals too low? dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 3/28/2003 at 3:23 PM Elwood Doss, Jr. wrote: >That's a good question Conrad. We have a Baldwin SD-10 that is on a >grand truck. One of our pianists is tall and he said he didn't like >playing the SD-10 because he couldn't get his legs under it. It was >shorter than the Steinways. I believe the weight of the grand pushes the >three tips of the truck closer to the floor, and consequently the middle >of the truck bows up. > >Has anyone run into this problem? Anyone encountered a short-legged >SD-10? Is it a miniature? Can I breed it out of the next generation? >Oops, sorry, got it confused with my step-mother's dogs! > >What can I do about the SD-10 that's too short? And I'm serious! >Joy! >Elwood > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Conrad Hoffsommer" <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu> >To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 1:33 PM >Subject: Re: Concert Grand Trucks > > >> At 11:22 3/28/2003 -0800, you wrote: >> >> >> > > Forgive me for asking, but why do you want a D on a truck? Do you >really >> >want >> > > any Joe Blow to be able to move it? >> >> >> >> OK, folks, it's been easy up until now. >> >> Here's my recurring nightmare: >> >> -We've got this hamburger D with the big fancy casters. >> -We also have a threshold in the doorway going off stage. >> >> I'm waiting for a crunch. >> >> I'd like to put it on a truck for safety's sake, but just removing those >> casters and putting it on a truck will give me a low-rider. Other than >> three new high gloss, full length legs, what would you suggest? >> >> Black painted spacer blocks?? >> >> >> >> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician >> Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 >> Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 >> >> - People never grow up, they just learn how to act in public. -Bryan >White >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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