At 08:28 AM 9/3/2004 -0500, you wrote: >At 8:11 AM +0200 9/2/04, Isaac OLEG wrote: >>Do you mean you really propose for concerts pianos mounted on those >trucks ? or is it only for shows ? ... > >Isaac, >Included in this post is a pic. >My understanding is to preferably slip block under area #2. > >Please verify, Guy. > >Keith Gotcha, Keith. That is, in fact, the correct placement. Thanks for the help with photos, etc. My computer is an old one, without the "type what I'm thinking" function. Guy >> >At 9:24 PM -0600 8/30/04, Nichols wrote: >>>>... Also, is the piano "grounded"? Big halls laugh at pianos on >>flexing, >>>>rubber-wheeled springs. A couple of blocks for under the front work >>wonders. >> >>At 06:38 AM 9/1/2004 -0500, you McGavern wrote: >> > ... Just where under the front are these blocks placed? >> >>Slip the blocks under the steel ..... arm?.foot?... flange? thinghy >>that >>supports the leg. Right where the castor would be. That's where the >>flex >>is, when you push down on the keys. A 2X4 like you would use for stage >>truck installation is fine, painted black. I've experimented with >>smaller >>blocks, made of pinblock material, and covered in player cloth. They >>work >>also, but the taper has to be very close with a smaller block. With a >>slightly larger block, it's easier to lift a hair and kick the block >>under. ... > >-- >Keith McGavern >Registered Piano Technician >Oklahoma Chapter 731 >Piano Technicians Guild >USA > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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