[CAUT] rolling pianos with oversize brass casters?

[Porritt, David]

Such a radical idea!

dp

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu

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Subject: Re: [CAUT] rolling pianos with oversize brass casters?

Fix the stage!

John Baird
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From: John Minor <jminor at illinois.edu>
> Anyone have any issues with rolling concert pianos with the oversize brass 
> casters across uneven floors? We have a space(3/4" gap with filled with 
> caulk)with in the flooring between the offstage piano storage and the stage 
> itself. For the most part we use the grand transporter from Jansen to keep  the 
> casters off the floor when moving on and off stage. But, we have the occasional 
> request to move the piano onstage during the performance and it takes the stage 
> crew a few extra minutes to remove the transporter once it is set in position on 
> stage. Someone suggested moving the piano without the grand transporter.
> 
> Anyone have legs snapping off, etc.?
> 
> John Minor
> University of Illinois
>