<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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> <DIV> </DIV> <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></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <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> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:cmpiano@home.com" title=cmpiano@home.com>Carl = Meyer</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 0px"><BR><BR></FONT></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>=