>Rob wrote: >I went on a week long cruise for my honeymoon and saw I think at least five >grands on the ship. They were, of course, anchored down pretty good. From >what I could see there were metal sleeves I think about ten inches high in >which the legs fit into. No doubt about it these pianos were not going >anywhere. I would imagine that getting them in place would require seven or >eight people on all sides lifting the piano and then setting it down into the >sleeves. As I recall someone on this list tunes some cruise ship pianos. >Perhaps they could share whatever theme and variation exists on this. It seems to me that any anchoring system is only as good as the leg plates. Has anyone checked cruise pianos to see if the legs are also reinforced at the top end? I remember that the Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco broke some leg plates. Susan
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