[pianotech] Piano dolly question

[David Love]

Good luck telling them not to move it.  They're students.  If I keep the
legs they'll not only have to be reinforced but repaired as the rear leg was
already snapped off.  

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joe DeFazio
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [pianotech] Piano dolly question

 

From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>

Date: February 1, 2010 10:33:27 PM EST

 

Any ideas as to what to do with this type of piano in order to get it on a
tripod dolly (institutional setting).

 

I say:  tell them not to move the dang thing!  That type of leg structure is
notoriously unreliable;  some precocious fourth grader could probably break
one of those legs pretty easily.  Also, if they can't afford a better piano
than the one pictured, they will probably have a hard time with the cost of
a piano dolly with some custom modifications.  I'm not trying to be
judgmental,  just realistic.

 

If they insist, and if you use a regular grand dolly with wider custom
platforms at each tip of the "Y," as some have suggested, I would strongly
encourage you to also reinforce the leg/piano interface.  

 

I only service one of this type of piano that has survived intact on a
dolly.  It belonged to a school prior to my customer's acquisition of it.
The school janitors had found and installed some huge steel "L" brackets
that extended close to a foot down the inner side of each of the six legs.
Not so pretty, but neither is a squashed church member, student, or senior
citizen.  You can always paint 'em brown (the brackets, not the church
member, student, or senior citizen!).

 

Joe DeFazio

Pittsburgh

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