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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
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Beach</st1:place></st1:City>. The uniqueness is that is part of the ships
original equipment built in 1936. The piano is in not too good of shape
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>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.</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
13.5pt;font-family:"MS Sans Serif"'>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.</span></font><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face="MS Sans Serif"><span style='font-size:
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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.</span></font><font
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Forte Piano Supply <a
href="http://www.pianofortesupply.com/">www.pianofortesupply.com</a> carries a
set of heavy duty but good looking casters that can be locked to prevent
rolling. Also, Pianotek <a href="http://www.pianoteksupply.com/">www.pianoteksupply.com</a>
carries several replacement casters of very good quality for grand
pianos. Both are good companies to deal with.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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