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  • 1.  Looking to match old casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-25-2025 08:23

    Hello, does anyone have spare castors lying around that match (close enough is also ok) and are willing to sell? When I submitted the estimate, I did not think of checking the condition of the castors, the square portion on two of them being broken. Perhaps it was dropped??? Ugh…

     Thank you!



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    Tim Foster RPT
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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  • 2.  RE: Looking to match old casters

    Member
    Posted 08-25-2025 13:41

    What brand and type piano ? Approximate year ?



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    James Kelly
    Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
    Pawleys Island SC
    (843) 325-4357
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  • 3.  RE: Looking to match old casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 08-25-2025 16:24

    Schomacker 5'1" grand, 1911. Thanks!



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    Tim Foster RPT
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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  • 4.  RE: Looking to match old casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 09-04-2025 11:21
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    Thank you, Brad, this baby is back on its feet!



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    Tim Foster RPT
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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  • 5.  RE: Looking to match old casters

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 09-04-2025 18:23

    Be careful with antique casters and heavy pianos. They will likely be cast iron and brittle. Far better to build new casters and finish to suit.



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    Parker Leigh RPT
    Winchester VA
    (540) 722-3865
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