Geez- just when you thought the post was about keybeds and piano height... It's a convoy to the truck stop!! :B Michelle --On Wednesday, May 7, 2003 10:54 AM -0500 "Elwood Doss, Jr." <edoss@utm.edu> wrote: > > That's good Wim! I'm glad to know about the bow. It will save me a lot > of lifting and experimenting. Thanks for the advice. Joy! > Elwood > > Elwood Doss, Jr. > Technical Director/Piano Technician > Department of Music > 225 Fine Arts Building > University of Tennessee at Martin > 731/587-7482 > :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wimblees@aol.com > To: caut@ptg.org > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 10:38 AM > Subject: Re: That dadgumed short SD-10 > > In a message dated 5/7/03 10:18:58 AM Central Daylight Time, > edoss@utm.edu writes: > > > > It seems to me that we should raise it up at least 1 1/4" so the height > of the keys from the floor are the same as the Steinways. The piano > truck does seem to bow up in the middle an inordinate amount. Placing an > extra leg in the center thereby allowing the weight of the piano to press > down on the center of the truck is not a option, primarily due to > aesthetic reasons. I am thinking about lifting the piano off the truck > and readjusting the bolts that hold the extensions in place, although I > don't think this would gain us much height, if any. The piano has been > on this truck for 30 years, so it may be permanently bowed.& nbsp; I > wondered about placing a 1" or 1 1/4" aluminum spacer between the leg cup > on the truck and the truck itself. This would mean replacing the large > screw that hold the leg cup on with a longer one. Extending the leg with > a wood extension is also not an option due to the castor insert (although > I guess that could be removed, since it will never be used with the > original wheels (I don't know where they are for that matter). This > professor is the only one who has complained, but he is tall so that > would account for the problem. Surgery on his legs is not an option > either, I don't think. Let me know what you think. Joy! > Elwood > > Elwood Doss, Jr. > > > > > Elwood > > You cannot eliminate the bow in the truck. I tried what you whant to do > on the truck in the concert hall, and it didn't solve the problem. > Besides, 1 1/4" is a lot. I don't think the keybed height can be > attributed to the bowed truck. I think the Baldwin probably had larger > casters when it was new, that made the keybed higher. But maybe Baldwin's > are lower than Steinways. I don't know. > > Your suggestion of putting the spacer between the cup and the truck is > probably the best and easiest solution. However, surgery might be more > permanent. But if you did that in your shop on the band saw, the clean up > could be awfully messy. > > Wim >
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