>I would like to replace the casters on my Yamaha U1, as they are quite >rusted and "frozen". Can anyone suggest a way I can do this--alone? >Terry Peterson Like Jim said, set it up on end... but... The problem isn't getting the piano up on end, it's getting it off of it's end and catching it as it comes down to safely lower it back to the floor. I recommend tipping it on it's side, not flat on the floor, but on a tool box or prop of some sort ( at the top of the side, and suitably padded) that's 6" to 10" high. that still allows you access to the castors, without making it impossible to pull the thing back over center to set it back down when you're done. The smart thing, naturally, would be to use a tilter, but you usually get surprised with this type of repair (especially in a school system), and don't have your tilter handy. That's carefully avoiding the question of the likelihood of any one of us actually consciously doing the smart thing, which is another matter altogether. Interestingly, all it takes is ONE instance of someone on the faculty watching you heave a piano up on end and balance it on the band room conductor's platform to do a castor repair (roaring while lifting is an especially endearing dramatic effect) will get you a miraculous amount of accommodation anywhere in the system for at least the next two years. Strange, isn't it? Just another little tip from your uncle Wookie. Ron N
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