Leg Plate Screw Anchors

[Wilsons]

Have they considered the 3 big casters that can be placed under existing
ones?  Or a tripod?

Wally Wilson RPT

At 11:34 PM 6/12/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I just replaced a keybed in an old Knabe grand. The old screws for the cast
>iron leg plate had pulled out several times. I see so many weak legs on old
>pianos. This piano gets moved around quite a bit in the hospital lobby where
>it is located (it will be placed on a new piano truck). Still though, I was
>thinking that it would be of benefit to make a stronger attachment for the
>leg plate. I was thinking of using threaded (steel or brass) wood inserts.
>Perhaps epoxy the insert in, and then the plate would be attached with
>flat-head stove bolts. Has anyone come up with an improvement over wood
>screws in this area?
>
>Terry Farrell
>