Thanks, Jim: Dan Hallett pianoman wrote: > > Hi Dan, > It is late now but in the next day or so I will post my method of bench > bottom replacement methods. > James Grebe > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > Piano Service and Piano Periperals > Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches > pianoman@inlink.com If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a great > day! > > ---------- > > From: Dan M. Hallett, Jr. <dhalle@toolcity.net> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: World-Class Junk of Susans muses (rambling) > > Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 8:09 PM > > > > Dear James: > > > > How do you design the replacement bench bottom? Would be very interested > > to see a post on this facet of your business. > > > > Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT > > > > pianoman wrote: > > > > > > Hi Susan and all, > > > Your good article brought out several things that have been problems > for > > > all of us. Consider case parts removed. There is no best place. If > you > > > lean them they can fall, if you lay them on the floor they can scratch > the > > > floor but also someone can trip over them. If you lay them on a couch > will > > > the client like that? I have one client that makes sure I put the > music > > > desk of her Yamaha on a rug not her marble floor. > > > On the subject of taking off shoes: I am not the most graceful > person in > > > the world and I don't know about you, but it is slippery in your > socking > > > feet, downright dangerous. On holes in socks, I try to be as careful > as I > > > can, as that is why I only purchase black socks. I never have to worry > > > about matching them in the drawer, I just dump-em-in. The other thing > is > > > maybe some of you did a lot of barefooting when you were younger. I > > > didn't. I hardly ever go barefoot at home even in the bedroom. > Another > > > thing is that I find it painful to try to depress the pedals to use > them or > > > test them out. This doesn't even approach the problem of removing an > > > action and keybed on the slippery floor. > > > I asked one of my (Asian) used to be Oriental, clients what was > the > > > objection to Oriental and why Asian was preferred. She really didn't > have > > > a good answer in my opinion for that. I do not use "Oriental" in a > > > derogatory manner but I can't really tell the difference between > Korean, > > > Japanese, or Chinese. Is that bad? To me Asian should refer to the > > > continent and the countries that make it up including India, Pakistan > and , > > > others. Supposedly one of the complaints other countries have is that > on > > > American maps, North America is in the center and the rest of the world > is > > > equally divided right and left. I can understand that some. But then > I > > > asked one of these people how the maps looked in their country and they > > > informed me that their continent was in the middle and the rest of the > > > world equally on each side. If that is true, so what. > > > On benches, one of the first things I do is feel down and see if the > bottom > > > is secure on what I am sitting on. I do this for a couple of reasons. > I > > > have a side business of bench repair and building and have found that > much > > > of the rigidity of the bench comes from a secure bottom. When it is > loose > > > it puts all the pressure on the leg glue joints and corner brackets. > > > Tomorrow I am taking my second new piano bench bottom replacement back > to > > > the client. I install a new plywood bottom that I glue, brad, and > screw > > > in place. I guarantee it for the length of my life. I have gotten > quite > > > good at this repair and can do it in just about 30 minutes. I charge $ > 75 > > > for it and can do it in just about 30 minutes in the shop. That makes > $150 > > > extra this week above tuning and it adds up over a period of time and > gives > > > me play time with my tools and wood along with making a stronger bench > and > > > usable again for music storage. If other parts of the bench are > broken, it > > > just adds up the total to repair. To me this is just as good as > installing > > > Damp-Chasers money wise and I enjoy the work. Any other thoughts on > the > > > socking feet slippery problem? Sorry to have rambled. > > > James Grebe > > > R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth > > > Piano Service and Piano Periperals > > > Creator of Hardwood PLTR's and Custom Piano Benches > > > pianoman@inlink.com If I wake up in the morning, it WILL be a > great > > > day! minute in the shop
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