---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment With permission from Jim on the CAUT list, I'm posting this for anyone who= =20 might profit from it. Avery =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Hi Jim, I've compiled the posts about this. I really like the idea and our scene=20 shop tech is a very good welder. Hmmmmmm......... >:-} Would you have any objection to me posting this on the pianotech list? Some= =20 of those might have use of this idea also. Thanks. Avery =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D FWIW, here at BYU we have replaced all wood benches (with the exception= =20 of the concert benches) with sturdy metal benches made by one of our shops= =20 for about $50.00. We keep the wooden benches in the box, in storage for=20 when we sell the pianos when they get about 20 years old (Grands much=20 older). We had an incident where a bench broke and a student was hurt, so=20 we went to these. You could drive a car over these benches, and the padded= =20 seat is quite comfortable. Works for us. Jim Busby BYU =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D A disclaimer first... I've got a couple of students here that can break=20 most anything! That being said, the frame is welded steel with a seat of=20 wafer board covered with a fairly durable fabric and foam rubber. The=20 fabric needs to be replaced about every 3-5 years. It just tacks on with a= =20 staple gun and is reattached to the metal frame with 4 screws. If you were= =20 to put a hard top on instead of padding you wouldn't need to bother with=20 anything for years, but my butt liked the cushy seat so that=92s what we= went=20 with. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Our scene shop guys make them when they have extra time. Most of the=20 material is "recycled" from sets they tear down after a production. The=20 steel is 1=BD" square material for the legs and 2" x 1" for the frame that= =20 the top attaches to. Students working in the scene shop weld it together=20 into a traditional sized bench. (I can't remember the dimensions, but they= =20 just took a standard bench and used those measurements.) We have an=20 upholstery shop that covers the tops with foam and a durable material. The= =20 latest ones also have a fabric on the underside to make it look nicer. (not= =20 shown in the pictures.) Regards, Jim Busby BYU Photos at: <http://tinyurl.com/6g2js>http://tinyurl.com/6g2js http://tinyurl.com/5g8bv Direct ptg.org URLs: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/89/f7/ce/5a/P1010008.JPG>htt= p://www.ptg.org/pipermail/files/attachments/89/f7/ce/5a/P1010008.JPG=20 https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/files/attachments/f2/1b/b1/4d/P1010009.JPG =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D No plans, really. (It ain't rocket science.) Just make sure you know what=20 the finished dimensions will be and a good shop man will build a prototype.= =20 Our metal frame is 1 1/2" square metal tubing (I don't know the gauge of=20 metal) for the legs and 2" x 1" for the part where the seat attaches. The=20 plastic inserts for the feet we had to buy by the thousand, but they were=20 only a few cents each. The metal frame outside dimensions are 17 =BD" high= =20 (Finished height with top is 19 =BD") x 13 wide x 31 long. The cushioned= seat=20 is =BD" wafer board with foam rubber, then Naugahyde or some durable fabric= =20 and it overhangs the sides by 2". If you talk heights, etc. no one seems to= =20 agree, but we haven't had one complaint about these. Since they were made from materials that the scene shop had (recycled) we=20 were charged mainly for the labor and the tops. Our students paint them (we= =20 have access to a booth near our piano shop) and attach the tops as they=20 return from the upholstery shop. Eldridge Travis, RPT, makes them for customers and I think he sells them=20 for around $80 - $100, depending on what you want. Hope that helps. Jim Busby ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/d5/7b/6b/30/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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