<div>Kent, </div>
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<div>You might try looking at this site here in Houston. <a href="http://www.mappcaster.com/">http://www.mappcaster.com/</a></div>
<div>They carry industrial size casters in quite a few sizes. </div>
<div><a href="http://www.mappcaster.com/ProdInd/Heavy-Duty-Casters.aspx">http://www.mappcaster.com/ProdInd/Heavy-Duty-Casters.aspx</a></div>
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<div>Avery Todd</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/29/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrew Anderson</b> <<a href="mailto:andrew@andersonmusic.com">andrew@andersonmusic.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Kent,<br>I had a smaller but similar problem with a Kawai RX 4 or 5. The<br>pedals were so close to the floor that the pianist was complaining
<br>that it was difficult to play. It needed a small lift up to get a<br>reasonable angle. I ended up figuring 1" in that case. I drilled<br>plywood for pipe stock to go in the caster socket hole. Sanded and<br>
spray painted the plywood gloss black and stuck one under each<br>leg. This got the height we wanted and kept the piano secure. In<br>your case I think this might not work as well. The closer those<br>blocks get to being cubes the more likely they will rock over and
<br>dump the piano on a threshold. Tighter pipe stock might secure this<br>effectively though, I just wanted enough to catch the piano if it slid.<br><br>The alternative might be to look at different sized casters from an
<br>industrial supply store. NorthernTool.com has a variety to look at<br>for example. Search for casters. I haven't done this but I could<br>imagine having to do it to a Hamburg legged NY D here...<br><br>Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano
<br><br>At 05:59 PM 8/29/2007, you wrote:<br>>We have a Bosendorfer Imperial that has been newly refurbished in<br>>Vienna. It's nice.<br>><br>>For some reason, this piano always lived on a normal American dolly,
<br>>even though the piano has short legs for the larger casters that are<br>>normal in Europe. The piano has always sat too low.<br>><br>>Now that this piano has been rejuvenated, the old, low dolly won't do.
<br>><br>>Does anyone have experience with this? Are there dolly's that make<br>>allowances for short legs and can elevate a 9'6" piano to it's proper<br>>height, or should I just buy new casters of appropriate size? (The
<br>>legs actually look like they have never had casters. I don't know<br>>that story.)<br>><br>>Kent<br>><br>><br>>PS -- I have taken the head tech job that was advertised at UMKC-<br>>Conservatory of Music. With all the positions that have been open,
<br>>there don't seem to have been too many speak up about taking any of<br>>the jobs. If you have taken one of these positions, let us know, please.<br>><br>>KES<br><br></blockquote></div><br>