<HTML>In a message dated 3/28/03 9:34:57 PM !!!First Boot!!!= , edoss@utm.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">One of our pianists is tall and= he said he didn't like playing the SD-10 because he couldn't get his legs u= nder it.  It was shorter than the Steinways.  I believe the weight= of the grand pushes the three tips of the truck closer to the floor, and co= nsequently the middle of the truck bows up. Has anyone run into this problem?  Anyone encountered a short-legged SD= -10?  </BLOCKQUOTE> One of the D's on our stage has a bowed truck. I tried solving this problem = by taking the weight off the legs, and tightening the bolts on the center pl= ate. But it didn't do the trick. The bolts that hold the little plates under= each leg are about 1" from the floor. I don't think, however, that it lower= s the keybed that much. I think we're only talking about an inch or so. The = problem with the SD10 might be more than it just sitting a truck. If your pianist has a problem with putting his legs under the piano, it migh= t not be because the piano is sitting on a truck. I wonder if it is because = the keyframe is lower. If you have both pianos, check both measurements. The= re are two measurements. One is from the floor to the top of the keys. The o= ther is the distance to the underside of the keyframe. It would seem to me t= hat a pianist would feel the difference if the keys were not at the right he= ight. But if one has longer legs, he would notice that there is no room unde= r the piano. Does anyone have one of each, and can check this out? Wim</HTML>