Brass Wheel Caster Kit/Set For Grand/Baby Grand Pianos - 3 Casters+Hardware

Description

Brass plated frame with solid brass wheel.  Kit includes bushings for the socket stems (in case existing hole in piano leg is larger than the new stem - very important to prevent breaking socket). Ragland's exclusive ProFit Shims designed ONLY in our facility are also included in the event they are needed to level the piano. Screws are #10 size, 1.5" long - the most common size we use when replacing casters. Original screws are often bent, missing or rusty.  H
alfway through the job is NOT the time to find out you need any of these parts!
Be sure to read about the ProFit thick shim kit below!!!
I'm Howard Gustafson and I've been servicing pianos
full time
since I was 17 years old (I'm over 50 now) and during that time I have serviced/replaced casters on hundreds of pianos - antique uprights, spinets, consoles, studios, square grands, baby grands and grands.  I have the
experience
and knowledge to answer questions about this product or work through a
difficult installation
before or after the sale (like when the piano is tipped over in the middle of the living room) - Your success at using and recommending my products and services is very important to me so my contact info is included in each shipment and you can also reach me through eBay.
Let's briefly discuss replacing stock (narrow) single wheel casters with wide wheel casters.  If the original caster sockets were mounted flush with the underside of the piano leg this will likely be a fairly straightforward swap.  If the original casters are mounted in a recess deeper than about 1/4"-3/8" you may have to shim out slightly so the caster frame doesn't drag on the underside of the leg (or check out our taller shim set below).  If that's not practical, check out the narrower brass grand caster sets in my eBay store.
An option for shimming recessed caster sockets is our square ProFit shim kit - available in our eBay store, item #292814937582
.  It is a package of shims that will allow you to shim each caster socket anywhere from just .030" all the way to 7/16" - so... no router, no rasp, just add enough shims behind the caster socket to shim it such that the caster won't drag on the piano leg bottom when rotating and you're done.  I recommend at least 1/8" clearance to account for a bit of flex when weight is put on the piano.  This will add some height to the piano, but if you keep it under 7/16" per caster it should not be an issue.
Caster plates/sockets are 1 5/8" square.  The stem that fits up in the piano is almost 5/8" in diameter (.59") and is 1 7/16" long.  The caster wheels are 2" in diameter and about 1 5/8" wide.  The distance from the mounting plate to the bottom of the wheel is about 2 7/8".  The included bushings force fit over the stem and have an outside diameter of .92" - useful when replacing original casters that had a larger diameter stem.  For longevity of the caster socket it's important the stem fits tightly in the body of the piano.