<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=tune4u@earthlink.net href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 18, = 2002 11:18 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Buzzing = Caster</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Brilliant! Genius! Great!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>? Do you feel secure in the jack safely = holding the piano without otherwise blocking it up?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Your praise underwhelms me!  (G)  I = do feel insecure at times, but not about this.  Just slide the bench = under the piano.  A Sears catalog on top is okay.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>But Nixon always said "Let me say this about that".</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If the jack latching mechanism fails, it = can only drop to the minimum height.  That will protect the rear of the piano.  For the front two legs, and additional safety is the lyre = wich will limit the fall.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am a little insecure about legs in = general.  I was pushing a baby grand recently a few feet when the rear leg hit = something, broke off, pulled the screws out and crashed to the = floor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>As they say in Hawaii  "Da buggah make = big noise"   I hate when that happens!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wasn't very much work to repair the damage and = NO! I didn't tell the owner.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. PTG<BR>Santa = Clara, California<BR><A = href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=cmpiano@attbi.com href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">Carl = Meyer</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 18, = 2002 12:59 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Buzzing = Caster</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used a bumper jack, cut it to an = appropriate length, put a pipe over it (from a muffler shop) and made a jack = just for that type of use.  Then remove each leg, one at a = time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer  Assoc. = PTG<BR>Santa Clara, California<BR><A = href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">cmpiano@attbi.com</A> </FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></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=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December = 18, 2002 7:48 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Buzzing = Caster</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tuned an c 1905 S&S O yesterday and the = piano is buzzing badly at the casters (two of them).  Small shifts in = position do not rectify the matter and I am convinced that it is due to = freely moving ball bearings.  I am wondering about solving the = problem by repacking the bearings in grease.  Will they be accessible = when I remove the caster?  And how easily will the caster come out = of the socket?   Will it be necessary to lay the piano on = its side or could I do this by blocking up the piano one leg at a = time?  I have never considered doing this as a standard rebuilding procedure but it might not be a bad idea.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR> <P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech = list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOT= E></BODY></HTML>