[CAUT] harpsichord truck revisited (Modified by Kent Swafford)

[Kent Swafford]

My e-mail isn't letting my properly attribute this post, which is from:

Don McKechnie
dmckech@ithaca.edu


> List,
>
> Several months ago I posted some pictures of a harpsichord truck I had 
> built. (Later published in the Journal) Attached are some pictures of 
> what I have done since. This Hubbard is a large and heavy instrument. 
> Although the truck solved the problem of carrying the harpsichord to 
> and from its room, there were still problems with lifting the 
> instrument on and off the truck. It takes three people to comfortably 
> lift the instrument. Sometimes three stagehands are not available. I 
> had fears of someone not too good at lifting drop the front end while 
> placing on or off the truck. It would be an ugly scene.
>
> Along came the idea of creating a shorter front and back leg assembly. 
> I contacted a local amateur harpsichord builder and he agreed to make 
> the leg assemblies. The harpsichord can now remain on the truck just 
> like the concert grands. Like the grand trucks, this is not the most 
> aesthetically pleasing solution but functional for the situation here 
> at IC. There is a locking caster installed on the front and back to 
> hold the instrument in place. If a particular situation arises where 
> it would be best to have the original leg assemblies attached it would 
> take no more than ten minutes to replace. Most of the time the 
> harpsichords here at IC are used for one or two pieces in a faculty or 
> student recital. The aesthetics will not be an issue.
>
> Don
>
>
> Photos at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4dzmv
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3z2cl
>
>
> Direct ptg.org URLs:
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> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/67/bc/ab/b1/IMG_0258.JPG
>
> https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/e0/57/a9/47/IMG_0262.JPG
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