[pianotech] Upright Dolly Recommendation

[Zeno Wood]

Duh.

On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Zeno Wood <zeno.wood at gmail.com> wrote:

> I tried to send it last night, but the photo was too big.  Maybe it's too
> small now.  Take 2:
>
> Here's a picture of a Yamaha P2 I recently mounted on the 4009 upright
>> dollies, using a tilter.  The front to back measurement by chance was an
>> exact match, others I've done had a little more room.  You are correct about
>> the fixed dimension of the dolly.  There are vertical screw holes in the
>> back to bolt it to the back posts.  If you put the dollies to the extreme
>> ends, there's no interference with the player's feet.  It only raises it a
>> very little bit, not very noticeable.  The dolly also protrudes a little bit
>> in the back of the piano, so the piano can't be pushed all the way back to
>> the wall.
>
>
> ps. - I used a ratchet strap to secure the piano to the tilter.
>
>>
>> -Zeno Wood
>>
>>
>>
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>> One more question if I may. Looking at both the 4009 and 4010 dollies,
>> it appears you can run a screw through the vertical part of the dolly
>> into the back (I presume) of the piano. I believe the front-to-back
>> dimension of these dollies is fixed. So the front wheel will stick out
>> some distance from the front of the knee board, the exact amount
>> simply depends on the dimensions of the piano - am I understanding
>> this correctly?
>>
>> I guess it would not be obtrusive because one would install them at
>> the extreme ends of the piano (or I guess just inboard of the OEM
>> casters) - correct?
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>>
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