Or you could attach and lock a lip of some sort to the stage, blocking the ramps. And hope they wouldn't try to jump the piano over it. Zeno Wood Brooklyn College On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:34 PM, Cy Shuster <cy at shusterpiano.com> wrote: > > On Apr 15, 2009, at 10:29 AM, Graves, Tony J. wrote: > > Hello, >> We have a small recital hall that doubles up as a choral rehearsal room. >> There is a small stage that's about 6-8 inches high with a ramp on both >> ends >> so a piano can get moved on and off. The ramp is just wide enough for the >> piano so you have to be careful with the back wall and at the end of the >> ramps there isn't a lot of room before the side wall so unless you're >> careful you can do damage to the piano or wall with a 9ft. Piano. The >> problem is unauthorized people are moving the piano on and off the stage. >> So >> does anyone know of suggestions or if there is some type of locking >> mechanism that can be attached to the caster(s) of a grand piano >> truck/dolly. Kind of on the lines of a boot for a automobile. >> Thanks >> >> >> -- >> Tony Graves RPT >> Piano Technician >> School of Music >> Ball State University >> Muncie, IN 47306 >> (765) 285-0053 >> >> >> > > Is there another solution? Does a six-inch stage really make a difference? > Can it be removed? > > Cy Shuster, RPT > ABQ, NM > www.shusterpiano.com > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090415/ccda9f47/attachment.html>
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