[CAUT] Piano truck acoustics

[Daniel Gurnee]

Zeno, et al,

At HSU pianos were moved so indiscriminately by the undisciplined that  
we could not use any hard or small double rubber casters.  The only  
solution was the truck and for acoustic reasons we had used the Andrew  
Anderson type wedges under truck at the legs for some improvement.  We  
had legs come adrift with regular casters which made the trucks more  
than wise.

Dan Gurnee, HSU Ret.

On Mar 20, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Zeno Wood wrote:

> I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the acoustic qualities of
> a piano truck versus having rubber or metal casters.  We have a
> Steinway D (on a truck) in our recital hall that sounds big when
> you're sitting at it, but doesn't sound as big when you're 30 feet
> back, in the audience.  But the Yamaha with big honking metal casters
> doesn't sound as big up close, but sounds bigger from the audience.
> Thoughts?
>
> Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
>
> Thanks,
> Zeno Wood
> Brooklyn College
>