[pianotech] Upright Dolly Recommendation

[Porritt, David]

Yes, they are certainly better than the little casters that come on a piano.  At a school where a piano might be moved 200 yards down a hall, I'd certainly prefer the larger wheels.  They are more durable also.

dp


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 6:13 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Upright Dolly Recommendation

Are the small wheeled dollies a significant improvement over the OEM  
wheels the piano presumably has? I say presumably because I've seen a  
few newer pianos without wheels.

Terry Farrell

On Mar 9, 2010, at 5:08 PM, Porritt, David wrote:

> Both dollies work well and don't elevate the piano significantly.   
> The main point is why they want the dolly.  If it is to move the  
> piano to the front of a room and back, the small one does fine.  If  
> they want to go room to room and go over thresholds and uneven  
> floors they had better get the large wheels one.  The big wheels  
> really are better, but if the moving is minimum......
>
> dp
>
>
> David M. Porritt, RPT
> dporritt at smu.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of Terry Farrell
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 4:02 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Upright Dolly Recommendation
>
> A church client called me today and asked me to order a dolly for
> their Yamaha upright (don't think it's a U-series - maybe like a T-118
> or so). I don't have much experience with these. Anyone have a
> recommendation? I'm thinking something like the #4009 Upright Twin
> Dollies from Pianotek would do the job. Do these hold up? I see they
> have a #4010 heavy duty dolly with bigger wheels - but does that put
> the piano way up in the air? Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Terry Farrell