Concert grand carriage

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Eric,
        Talk to Kent Webb about retro fitting a new set of legs with the
new style castors and brakes, it may be a better solution.
Regards Roger



At 01:13 PM 24/09/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>
>We have an ancient Colson piano carriage under a Baldwin SD-10 which has
>bent with all the weight on it over time enough to cause the wheels to
>"toe-in". This makes it extemely difficult to push in a straight line or
>even to push it at all, and also makes it easier for the stage hands to
>crash it into walls, doorways, other pianos, etc. I've tightened everything
>as tight as it will go, and it is still this bad. Looking at the other 6
>trucks under concert grands here I notice that they are all bent, and I know
>none of them roll very well (or at least as well as I would like) I think if
>they rolled easier and straighter, there would be less cabinet damage to
>them over time. They also bounce a little bit when being played, and though
>nobody has ever complained to me about this, it seems like it would bother a
>pianist and even rob energy transmission.
>
>I think we probably have a pretty fair representation of all the various
>makes sold by the supply houses except for the one called "Schroeder's
>classic carriage" Does anybody have any experience with this brand? Are they
>beefier or more stable than the others?
>
>Thanks!
>
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>Eric Wolfley RPT
>University of Cincinnati
>College Conservatory of Music
>eric.wolfley@uc.edu
>http://ucccm56.ccm.uc.edu/pianowolf/
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Roger Jolly
Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre
Saskatoon and Regina
Saskatchewan, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505