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Hi Elwood,<br>
Order a new set of Concert grand legs with the big wheels and
brakes. Then get a welder to make up a frame with 1"
tubular square steel. Add a cross piece between the forward legs of
the frame About 9" behind the pedal lyre. Weld a flange at the end
of each leg of the frame and lag bolt to each leg. Paint your favorite
colour of black. This will make the legs just as rigid as the stock
dollies. Esthetically it looks a lot cleaner. There will be
far less Jiggle when the piano is played vigorously.<br>
The piano is firmly connected to the floor. Weight is still on the legs,
no vertical flex from the frame.<br>
I modified one for a church several years ago, there is no down side even
wheeling it from carpet to a hard wood floor area.<br>
Regards Roger<br><br>
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At 10:18 AM 5/7/2003 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Hey
guys,</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Several months ago I sent an e-mail regarding
our Baldwin SD-10. One of the professors complained that the bottom
of the keyboard is lower than the 7' Steinways are. So I
measured. Here are the facts:</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Baldwin SD-10: From floor to bottom of
keybed: 23 3/4"</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>
>From floor to top of keys: 28
1/8"</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Steinway 7': From floor to bottom of
keybed: 25 1/8"</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>
>From floor to top of keys: 29 1/4"</font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>It seems to me that we should raise it up at
least 1 1/4" so the height of the keys from the floor are the same
as the Steinways. The piano truck does seem to bow up in the middle
an inordinate amount. Placing an extra leg in the center thereby
allowing the weight of the piano to press down on the center of the truck
is not a option, primarily due to aesthetic reasons. I am thinking
about lifting the piano off the truck and readjusting the bolts that hold
the extensions in place, although I don't think this would gain us much
height, if any. The piano has been on this truck for 30 years, so
it may be permanently bowed. I wondered about placing a 1" or
1 1/4" aluminum spacer between the leg cup on the truck and the
truck itself. This would mean replacing the large screw that hold
the leg cup on with a longer one. Extending the leg with a wood
extension is also not an option due to the castor insert (although I
guess that could be removed, since it will never be used with the
original wheels (I don't know where they are for that matter). This
professor is the only one who has complained, but he is tall so that
would account for the problem. Surgery on his legs is not an option
either, I don't think. Let me know what you think.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Joy!</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Elwood </font><br>
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<font face="arial" size=2>Elwood Doss, Jr.<br>
Technical Director/Piano Technician<br>
Department of Music<br>
225 Fine Arts Building<br>
University of Tennessee at Martin<br>
731/587-7482<br>
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