In response to a request to make our 1876 S&S square piano easier/safer to move, I asked whether anyone new of a pre-fab dolly. There were none, but several of you suggested having one custom made. This is an excellent idea, and a tremendous cost-savings over the purchase/shipping of a new supply-house unit. I've had a number of these made over the years for the 3-legged beasts; traditional flat-iron adjustable, fixed dimension/vertical steel arms (it don't bounce nor bow!), and a really sweet unit made of telescopic dimensioned square-steel tubing. However, with the square-piano, I just could not get my head around a design. Alternatively, I saved a set of leg dollies (only available in sets of 3!!!), with hope of someday liberating a second set to make the four-some. When this day finally arrived, I was dismayed to find the dimension much too small to accomodate the piano's thick, heavily carved feet! :>( That's when it occurred to me the possibility of recessing a dual-wheel castor within the leg. This process took an hour for the first, and 15 minutes per leg for the remaining 3. The pedal height was raised by 3/8" (an acceptable compromise, IMHO), the piano's appearance basically unaltered, and it rolls like a dream! thanks, all Mark Cramer, Brandon University
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