I have propped a piano dolly on one side of the upright to expose the castors and replace them. Works only if you have pop out castors. Otherwise you have to use a tilter or tip the piano on its side which is possible as well. Make sure you have some help with the lifting (not necessary with a tilter) or you will need a chiropractor as well. Dave Peake, RPT. Portland Chapter Oregon City, OR In a message dated 6/11/00 7:12:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, charly_tuner@hotmail.com writes: << Hi all, 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? I thought I had once seen a type of hydraulic jack that has a lift similar to one of the blades on a fork lift...if so, this would enable me to "slide" the blade UNDER the piano, and replace each castor, 2 at a time, WITHOUT having to move the piano. I don't want to use a tilter because of limited space in my apartment, and also because it's quite immoveable in it's current state; I would have to move the piano 180 degrees, and away from the wall to use the tilter, and this is not an option, so, that's where my idea of a special floor jack came in. If anyone knows where I can find such a thing, I'd love to know. Thanks! Terry Peterson Los Angeles, CA Associate Member, PTG >>
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