[pianotech] Upright Dolly Recommendation

[Terry Farrell]

Thanks. I'm armed with info now!

Terry Farrell

On Mar 9, 2010, at 7:24 PM, Porritt, David wrote:

> 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
>