Cruise pianos (non-$cientology)

[Mark Story]

This is a good point. Piano legs are not designed to have much lateral
support. I have had to clean up after busboys have attempted to move grands
by simply pushing, thus the casters catch on the carpet and a plate breaks,
the legs go, and also maybe the lyre gets shattered. When I was consulted to
help build a piano bar for the Coeur d'Alene Resort with a very heavy marble
and glass superstructure, I pointed out that the existing leg structure
wasn't adequate for the tremendous extra weight. I could just see some 300
lb. drunk falling against the bar and collapsing the whole mess on a half
dozen legs on the other side. We ended up reinforcing the legs with brass
plated braces.


Mark Story. RPT
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf Of
Susan Kline
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2000 8:03 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Cruise pianos (non-$cientology)


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