<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's good Wim!  I'm glad to know = about the bow.  It will save me a lot of lifting and experimenting.  = Thanks for the advice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joy!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Elwood</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::<= BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=Wimblees@aol.com = href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</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> Wednesday, May 07, 2003 = 10:38 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: That dadgumed = short SD-10</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 5/7/03 10:18:58 AM Central = Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:edoss@utm.edu">edoss@utm.edu</A> = writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">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.& = nbsp; 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><FONT = lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Joy!</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Elwood = </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial = color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Elwood Doss, Jr.<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Elwood<BR><BR>You cannot eliminate the bow in = the truck. I tried what you whant to do on the truck in the concert hall, = and it didn't solve the problem. Besides, 1 1/4" is a lot. I don't think the = keybed height can be attributed to the bowed truck. I think the Baldwin = probably had larger casters when it was new, that made the keybed higher. But maybe = Baldwin's are lower than Steinways. I don't know.<BR><BR>Your = suggestion of putting the spacer between the cup and the truck is probably the best = and easiest solution. However, surgery might be more permanent. But if you = did that in your shop on the band saw, the clean up could be awfully = messy. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>