_____ Subject: Grand Caster Replacement Hey Now, I have a project that I am going to attempt a bid on. I'm searching for advise. I take care of a somewhat unique Steinway C #281753 on board the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The uniqueness is that is part of the ships original equipment built in 1936. The piano is in not too good of shape but it does play. The crew broke off two casters while moving it after New Years Eve. First the casters currently on the piano hardly seem adequate for a piano this large. I suspect that someone has replaced them already at least once. Honestly the wheels on there now don't seem to be meant for a piano. But I could be wrong. Second, it has an unusual arrangement wherein there are pedestals (for lack of a better description), on either side of the key bed instead of legs. Each pedestal has two wheels, on the tail is a large pedestal with three wheels or casters on it. I searched the archives with not much luck other than one post recommending Darnell double wheels. Any advise on how to go about doing this job, recommended resources, what type of wheels/casters to use. I'll be looking through my catalogs and books tonight. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I get the job (they are considering letting their own maintenance crew do it), I will have some help laying the piano on its side. After that I'm on my own. Steve Pura Vida Steve Blasyak Forte Piano Supply www.pianofortesupply.com <http://www.pianofortesupply.com/> carries a set of heavy duty but good looking casters that can be locked to prevent rolling. Also, Pianotek www.pianoteksupply.com <http://www.pianoteksupply.com/> carries several replacement casters of very good quality for grand pianos. Both are good companies to deal with. Paul C -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070110/1846368c/attachment.html
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