casters

Avery Todd avery1@houston.rr.com
Wed, 09 Nov 2005 17:23:47 -0600


Terry,

Just curious. Do you have to do anything else besides just snap the 
old ones out & the new ones in?

Avery

At 06:53 AM 11/9/05, you wrote:
>I'm going to assume the piano of concern here is an upright - being 
>that the owner intends on moving it on its casters.
>
>Pianotek part #CRD-K40B (or A), page A-43 of their catalog, Darnell 
>Dual-Wheel Stem Casters. I install them on every upright I 
>rebuild/remanufacture. They work great, spread out the weight real 
>nice, and will not mark a hard hardwood floor. You can move a 
>full-size upright with one hand.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "carl teplitski"
>>
>>Thank you for your quick answer.  My further question is this. Will 
>>these wheels work without
>>marking the wood floor ?   That is the  concern.
>>
>>Carl
>>
>>Nichols wrote:
>>
>>>The double-rubber-wheeled ball-bearing full-swivel stem-type 
>>>studio piano castors work well.
>>>
>>>g
>>>
>>>
>>>At 08:50 PM 11/8/2005 -0800, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>A musician friend called today to tell me that he and his wife 
>>>>had taken out the rug in the
>>>>living room, and replaced it with hardwood floor.  Wanted to know 
>>>>what kind of casters
>>>>would be best , so the wheels wouldn't mark the floor when it is moved.
>>>>I suggested caster
>>>>cups of good quality be used, but am at a loss as to whether 
>>>>there are wheels which might be
>>>>used that would not mark the floor. Asked a good friend ( RPT ) 
>>>>and he didn't think there were
>>>>any, but thought it was a good idea to post here for opinions.
>>>>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>>>>
>>>>Carl / Winnipeg
>
>
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