Buzzing Caster

[Carl Meyer]

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  From: tune4u@earthlink.net=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:18 AM
  Subject: Re: Buzzing Caster


  Brilliant! Genius! Great!

  ? Do you feel secure in the jack safely holding the piano without =
otherwise blocking it up?


  Your praise underwhelms me!  (G)  I do feel insecure at times, but not =
about this.  Just slide the bench under the piano.  A Sears catalog on =
top is okay.

  But Nixon always said "Let me say this about that".

  If the jack latching mechanism fails, it can only drop to the minimum =
height.  That will protect the rear of the piano.  For the front two =
legs, and additional safety is the lyre wich will limit the fall.

  I am a little insecure about legs in general.  I was pushing a baby =
grand recently a few feet when the rear leg hit something, broke off, =
pulled the screws out and crashed to the floor.

  As they say in Hawaii  "Da buggah make big noise"   I hate when that =
happens!!!!

  Wasn't very much work to repair the damage and NO! I didn't tell the =
owner.

  Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
  Santa Clara, California
  cmpiano@attbi.com=20


  Alan Barnard
  Salem, MO
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Carl Meyer=20
    To: Pianotech=20
    Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:59 PM
    Subject: Re: Buzzing Caster



    I used a bumper jack, cut it to an appropriate length, put a pipe =
over it (from a muffler shop) and made a jack just for that type of use. =
 Then remove each leg, one at a time.

    Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG
    Santa Clara, California
    cmpiano@attbi.com =20

      ----- Original Message -----=20
      From: David Love=20
      To: Pianotech=20
      Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:48 AM
      Subject: Buzzing Caster


      Tuned an c 1905 S&S O yesterday and the piano is buzzing badly at =
the casters (two of them).  Small shifts in position do not rectify the =
matter and I am convinced that it is due to freely moving ball bearings. =
 I am wondering about solving the problem by repacking the bearings in =
grease.  Will they be accessible when I remove the caster?  And how =
easily will the caster come out of the socket?   Will it be necessary to =
lay the piano on its side or could I do this by blocking up the piano =
one leg at a time?  I have never considered doing this as a standard =
rebuilding procedure but it might not be a bad idea.

      David Love


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