[pianotech] Piano dolly question

[William Truitt]

Yeh, but how about not disturbing that delicate frat row patina?  You never
know, some day this thing could end up in the Smithsonian!    After all, it
looks like it's been ricocheting into other objects in space since the solar
system began to form..

 

Will Truitt

 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Joe DeFazio
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:22 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
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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