"Pedals"

[Richard Brekne]

Hi there Maria... I have never been a fan of indiscrimant wheel
installation either. There are a couple ways of dealing with this... one is
to use so-called transport wheels that are on thick metal brackets which
bend around the underside of the piano. Problem with these are that they
kinda stick out a bit on the front and back of the piano,,, not so pretty
really.

Another approach is to weld on pedal extenders. Only problem with this is
that it doesnt address that fact that the keyboard has also been raised a
bunch by regular wheels.

On some pianos you can countersink the wheels into the bottom of the piano.
If you can, then this generally is the way to go, but it is of course a bit
more expensive.

You could also build a platform for the pianist to sit on that takes up the
difference caused by the wheels.

maria.arnelof@spray.se wrote:

> Yo, you americans, you!
> I work at a place part time that has
> nothing to do with pianos (ecept the
> fact that I tune the ones here that they
> have) but have come across a
> "thingy" when spending time here. There has
> been some pianotuners/techs here
> before me who have put some
> wheels on a piano and Ive even seen
> this thing being done with other
> pianos/grands which iiiiiis: the damn
> wheels are put on too high! That
> means that the pedals hang too high
> and the player has to put his foot up
> too much AND all of this obviously
> puts some unnecessary pressure on
> the pedals . The musician feels
> uncomfy and the piano/grand is
> damaged in the long run. To me,
> who is a newbie in the business see
> this fault at once and I am amazed that this
> is being done by so called
> "proffecionals" (<---said in a voice
> like "what IS the world coming
> too?!?!?"). Do you ppl. have any
> "general" tip/idea as to how many cm the
> pedals "should" be seperated from
> the floor? To me, I guess, I use my
> common sence but IS there actually
> somekind of mesurement you have
> here that you use often?
>
> Cu,
> Maria
>
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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway