<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jurgen,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there any that don't require a leg change?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com href="mailto:pianoforte@pianofortesupply.com">Jurgen Goering</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] grand casters</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Barbara - <BR>I can understand that the music director is not crazy about a Steinway on a truck. More and more institutions and artists are discovering the advantages of proper stage casters.<BR><BR>I import and distribute stage casters for grands. They have a tough, non marking PUR coating to protect floors, five ball bearings, brakes, and come in different sizes.<BR> <P> <HR> <P></P> <P> <CENTER><IMG src="CID:{CFF1B978-897B-42B4-B0BD-7F776A1564C2}/Concert-casters-small.a.jpg"></CENTER> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>Look here for more info:<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com/NEW%20PARTS.html<BR><BR>I can also supply new legs:<BR> <P> <HR> <P></P> <P> <CENTER><IMG src="CID:{0BE3861C-1576-4BDC-86B4-B1DE4CEB6E22}/raw-leg-05.B.a.small.jpg"></CENTER> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR><BR>Hope this give some options.<BR>regards,<BR><BR><?smaller>Jurgen Goering<BR>Piano Forte Supply<BR>(250) 754-2440<BR>info@pianofortesupply.com<BR>http://www.pianofortesupply.com<BR><BR><?/smaller><BR>On Feb 6, 2007, at 6:54, caut-request@ptg.org wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>I'm looking for a recommendation for replacement of the original casters for a Steinway A that occasionally (not often) gets moved back and forth as much as 15 feet on a wood floor in a church.  The music director isn't crazy about using a stage truck and I don't want to replace the legs to fit new casters, or, for that matter, replace legs because they've been broken.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Would just having some good double wheel rubber casters do the job?  Any other suggestions?  Please be specific--as in catalog and part number.<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Or should I just talk him into a truck and use wedges under the truck to support the legs as I've done for a piano on a stage.  Are there any other truck vs. caster opinions/theories I need to know about?<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Thanks,<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>Barbara Richmond, RPT<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Arial><?x-tad-smaller>near Peoria, Illinois<?/x-tad-smaller><?/fontfamily><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman><?bigger> <?/bigger><?/fontfamily></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>