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<DIV>This falls in the catagory of "don't ask me how I know". I've =
had
only one and afterwards, never again.</DIV>
<DIV>Now I put my left foot on the bottom frame and pull up on the back =
handle
as the piano leans forward and casters make contact with the floor. =
No
more trouble, but I've never forgotton when a spinet came down on my left
foot!</DIV>
<DIV>Howard</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:03:01 -0700 "Dick Beaton" <<A
href="mailto:rbeaton@initco.net">rbeaton@initco.net</A>> writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>YES I did have one scoot out on me. =
; It slid
down the rails of the tilter...I held onto the handles. When the =
top of
the piano hit the feet of the tilter I felt like I was going to hit the
ceiling!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I had just installed a new set of casters on the =
old
upright. I figured out that what happened was the new casters hit =
the
floor and started rolling forward....you can picture the rest.</FONT></=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The real solution is to prevent the casters from=
turning when they touch the floor...so the piano can't scoot out. A=
piece of carpet on the floor where the casters touch down will do the job=
, but
for real insurance I just used a rubber mute inserted above the =
caster
wheel to prevent the caster wheel from turning. I never had another
problem. Simple and easy as well as SAFE. Give it a
try. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dick RPT MT</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
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From:</B>
<A title=cmpiano@home.com href="mailto:cmpiano@home.com">Carl Meyer=
</A>
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<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> Thursday, October 18, 2001=
5:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Running CA</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just like guns, piano tilters are =
dangerous
</FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I have never <BR>=
felt the
need for one. Has anyone had a piano scoot out with this exact
<BR>piece of equipment? <BR><BR>Regards, <BR>Clyde <BR><BR></DIV>
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