<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV> <DIV>Hey Now,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cy, a few things I forgot in my private post. First it is not an "S", it says C on the plate. What ever it is it is not a small piano. I have not measured it but I would guess at least 7' +. According to the tour guides on the ship I have no idea if it is true or not, there is a Chappell in the lobby the was supposed Liberace's favorite piano. I suppose it is quite possible Liberace played the Steinway as well. As for the Chappell it's seen better days I'm sure, but right now it needs a complete re-build. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm sorry I did not include pictures next time I go there I will bring my camera. Will the jack in the box hold the piano if I have to remove both front legs at once? The front pedestals are connected to each other under the key bed with a board about 5/8"s or 1" thick and the width of the pedestals crossing under the key bed. The pedal lyre is attached to that. It appears to me the whole thing comes off at once.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pura Vida</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cy@shusterpiano.com href="mailto:cy@shusterpiano.com">Cy Shuster</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=atuneforyou@earthlink.net href="mailto:atuneforyou@earthlink.net">atuneforyou@earthlink.net</A>;<A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 1/10/2007 4:05:02 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Grand Caster Replacement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">That's the one that Liberace is said to have played, right?  Is it an S?  It's pretty small, as I remember.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">I recommend the Jack-In-The-Box:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><A href="http://pljansen.com/jackinbox.htm">http://pljansen.com/jackinbox.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">After you jack it up to remove the leg, you can add wood blocks between its wooden box and the piano to make a safe support while you replace the casters.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">To protect the unique legs, this might be the time to sell them a proper stage truck, in which case you wouldn't need wheels.  The Jack-In-The-Box is again the perfect tool to install one, by yourself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref">--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=atuneforyou@earthlink.net href="mailto:atuneforyou@earthlink.net">Steve Blasyak</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 09, 2007 10:06 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Grand Caster Replacement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV><FONT size=4>Hey Now,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>I have a project that I am going to attempt a bid on. I'm searching for advise.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>The crew broke off two casters while moving it after New Years Eve.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>I searched the archives with not much luck other than one post recommending Darnell double wheels.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Steve</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Pura Vida</FONT>   </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve Blasyak</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:atuneforyou@earthlink.net">atuneforyou@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV>EarthLink Revolves Around You.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>