It must be more plate mass at that end. Anything else would baffle me as
well. Also, I'm thinking, the shorter the grand, the more even the weight
distribution. but then again....i've been wrong lots of times.
Paul
From:
"Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
To:
<pianotech at ptg.org>
Date:
09/08/2010 02:39 PM
Subject:
Re: [pianotech] Weight question
Roger,
I don't know why this is but if you dead lift each leg
one at a time
you will find that the treble is the heaviest.
Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
www.gregspianoforte.com
216-226-3791 (office)
216-470-8634 (mobile)
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
Of Roger Gable
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:38 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Weight question
Having designed my grand piano tilter for the last year to determine
weight
distribution of grand pianos, I can tell you that the weight distribution
depends on the size of the piano. 9' pianos have slightly more weight
distribution on the tail, but smaller pianos (around 6') have about 2/3
distributed on the 2 front legs with the bass leg taking approximately 55%
of the 2 front legs. A 750lb. piano is commensurate to a 7' piano which
would have approximately equal weight distribution on all 3 legs. Of
course
this varies with the manufacturer.
Roger Gable
P.S. Why did you need to know this?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell at ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:39 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Weight question
No! Lift each one, one at a time, and you'll understand.
Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
www.gregspianoforte.com
216-226-3791 (office)
216-470-8634 (mobile)
-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
Of Richard Ucci
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 8:34 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: [pianotech] Weight question
List,
If a piano weighs 750 lbs. , should one assume that each leg supports
one third of weight?
Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano
www.uccipiano.com
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