Elwood, Could you explain what you mean by benches with stretchers ? Would this look like a bench on a pair of skis? Marcel Carey Sherbrooke, QC > -----Message d'origine----- > De : caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] De la > part de Elwood Doss > Envoyé : 4 novembre 2005 14:56 > À : College and University Technicians > Objet : RE: [CAUT] Institutional bench purchasing? > > > I would suggest getting benches with stretchers on them. I > think they are around $200 in the catalogues. We purchased > some new practice room Baldwin Studios about 6 years ago and > after about 3 years damaged benches began showing up in my > shop. I ordered 3 benches with stretchers and decided I > could retrofit the broken benches with stretchers and salvage > them It worked beautifully! I used a very dense grained > African wood called "Jatoba" for the stretchers--$14 for a > 1"X6"X8' piece, but works out to about $3 per bench since we > split the 1"X6" into 1"X3". They worked so well we have > retrofit every bench in the building. After 3 years we have > never had a damaged bench, and we have carpet in the practice > rooms. If you would like more information, just email me. I > used a special type of screw and glued them in. The Chair > was happy to spend around $5.00 for materials to retrofit > rather than spending $200 for a new bench. > > This may not work any where else, but sure works here! > > Joy! > Elwood > > Elwood Doss, Jr. M.M.E.; RPT > Piano Technician/Technical Director > Department of Music > 145 Fine Arts Building > The University of Tennessee at Martin > Martin, TN 38238 > 731/881-1852 > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of wimblees@aol.com > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:55 AM > To: caut@ptg.org > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Institutional bench purchasing? > > In a college setting, I don't think there are such a thing as > indistructable benches. No matter who's products you buy, they will > eventually break down. > > I've always bought GRK benches, but I'm sure the ones from Jansen & > Sons and Schaff will be just as good. In the 2005 Directory > there are 8 > suppliers listed. Give each of them a call and ask for the best deal. > > > Wim > Willem Blees, RPT > Piano Tuner/Technician > School of Music > University of Alabama > Tuscaloosa, AL USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Kline <skline@peak.org> > To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> > Sent: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 09:47:37 -0800 > Subject: [CAUT] Institutional bench purchasing? > > Pardon me if this is old ground. > > Linfield College, where I tune, needs some new benches -- > maybe 10-20. I'm sure if we search the web all kinds of > bench-sellers will appear - but which of them offer products > which will still be around in five years, even with > maintenance? > > If anybody has a good source for sturdy, reasonably > economical plain upright benches, please let me know. > > Thanks > > Susan Kline > Linfield College > McMinnville, OR > > P.S. Reading the posts about adding stringers -- good idea. > Not just sure where I'd get the time for the first one, but > once I'd worked out the details it probably wouldn't take > all that long for the rest. > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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