<!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 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Wim,</DIV> <DIV>    I had a similar problem with a Kawai GS-80 and = the bowed truck.  The damper pedal was actually gouging the floor - although = I suspect the pianist had a heavy foot.  I put a jack and some 2x4 = between the beam and the truck and cranked until the truck was level and the = legs raised a bit.  I then measured that space between the beam and truck and = built a 2x4 I-beam, sprayed it black and installed it in place of the = jack//2x4 structure.  This piano was in a classroom, so I didn't have to = worry that much about aesthetics - I don't know if you'd want that extra piece in = there on a concert piano.  But it worked, and I never had anyone ask me = about the extra appendage.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Jeff Stickney, RPT University of Montana jpstickney@montanadsl.net </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Wimblees@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 5:42 PM To: caut@ptg.org Subject: Re: Concert Grand Trucks </DIV>In a message dated 3/28/03 9:34:57 PM = !!!First Boot!!!, edoss@utm.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">One of our pianists is tall and he said he didn't like = playing the SD-10 because he couldn't get his legs under 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 consequently 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 plate. 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 lowers 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 might 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. There are two measurements. = One is from the floor to the top of the keys. The other is the distance to = the underside of the keyframe. It would seem to me that a pianist would = feel the difference if the keys were not at the right height. But if one has = longer legs, he would notice that there is no room under the piano. = Does anyone have one of each, and can check this out? Wim </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>