Leg Plate Screw Anchors

[Farrell]

>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).

Yup!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilsons" <wilson53@marshall.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: Leg Plate Screw Anchors


> 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
> >
>