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<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>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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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>
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<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>
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