Clyde, I have installed numerous trucks for uprights. I only install the heavy duty ones from Paul L. Jansen & Sons, .1.800.236.2437. Part #J4010. These have 5" wheels. They are a little tricky to install...I tip the piano on its side but you probably can block one end up, then the other? David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 12:14:24 -0400 Subject: Help, please - piano truck for P22 >Friends, >I tried to send this email twice before, but it never made it to the >list. I'm wondering if the word I normally use for a piano truck was >why it was blocked (the same word for a human-shaped toy little girls >often play with). Anyone know if that is a blocked word for some >reason? >Anyway, to my questions. I am helping a local school with specs for new >pianos. The music supervisor wants Yamaha pianos, and inquired about a >piano >truck for one of the new Yamaha P22s which will be moved around >somewhat. >I've heard stories of kids accidentally tipping pianos on piano trucks >while moving them. I also had a local teacher catch her foot on one of >the protruding parts. She was on crutches for months. So I also see >them as a liability risk. Do you find that a piano truck is >necessary, or even advisable, for a studio piano such as a P22? >If the supervisor really wants a piano truck, which kind would you >consider the best for this application (model numbers from the current >Schaff or Pianotek catalogues, which are what I have here)? >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger, RPT >Lititz, PA, USA
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