Dave Porritt wrote..." Since you can't realistically do a side-by-side comparison it's difficult to "prove" but I'm convinced."... For the adventurous, any ideas about testing this premise? 1) Install 3'4" or 1" threaded screws, threaded into a 'nut' welded under the truck, under the legs...that can be lowered when the piano is in place...the result being, the screws, when lowered, would make a solid connection between the floor, and each of the legs.... Dan Reed pianoarts at tx.rr.com On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:49 AM, Dan Reed wrote: > Great observation....The trucks metal members and the rubber tires > flex, and damp energy from two directions... energy from the > musician, and the reflected energy from the soundboard. > > Dan Reed > Dallas, Tx > > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 9:22 AM, Porritt, David wrote: > >> I agree with you. We had the same situation in years past (Yamaha on >> big brass casters, Steinway on truck) but then last summer we got the >> big casters for the Steinway. In addition to looking nicer and >> rolling better it sounds better too. Since you can't realistically >> do a side-by-side comparison it's difficult to "prove" but I'm >> convinced. >> >> dp >> >> David M. Porritt, RPT >> dporritt at smu.edu >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of >> Zeno Wood >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 9:14 AM >> To: College and University Technicians >> Subject: [CAUT] Piano truck acoustics >> >> 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 >> >> > >
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