>This piano gets moved around quite a bit in the hospital lobby where >it is located (it will be placed on a new piano truck). Yup! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilsons" <wilson53@marshall.edu> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:37 AM Subject: Re: Leg Plate Screw Anchors > Have they considered the 3 big casters that can be placed under existing > ones? Or a tripod? > > Wally Wilson RPT > > At 11:34 PM 6/12/01 -0400, you wrote: > >I just replaced a keybed in an old Knabe grand. The old screws for the cast > >iron leg plate had pulled out several times. I see so many weak legs on old > >pianos. This piano gets moved around quite a bit in the hospital lobby where > >it is located (it will be placed on a new piano truck). Still though, I was > >thinking that it would be of benefit to make a stronger attachment for the > >leg plate. I was thinking of using threaded (steel or brass) wood inserts. > >Perhaps epoxy the insert in, and then the plate would be attached with > >flat-head stove bolts. Has anyone come up with an improvement over wood > >screws in this area? > > > >Terry Farrell > > >
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