Thank you,Sy,for posting my cry for help with Kimball Bench Brackets. Since Roger Weisensteiners death,I couldn't get them anymore from Kimball people..Tomorrow I will check Home Depo and Woodworkers catalog and report to you if those brackets are suitable for our needs. Thanx again to all who responded! Isaac > [Original Message] > From: Hechler Family <dahechler@charter.net> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 3/29/05 9:41:31 PM > Subject: Re: Brackets for bench repair? > > Jack, > > Home Depot may carry them but are they the same heavy gauge steel ? > > Jack Houweling wrote: > > >I live in Canada and Home Depot carries these brackets. Most hardware stores > >should carry them. > > > >--Jack > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Hechler Family" <dahechler@charter.net> > >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > >Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:48 PM > >Subject: Re: Brackets for bench repair? > > > > > > > > > >>Cy, et all, > >> > >>One night months ago, I spend hours searching the net to find the > >>closest thing to what Kimball made and found these brackets to be the > >>closest. They do not have the fingers on the edges but they are as heavy > >>as Kimball's brackets. > >> > >>http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=892-687 > >> > >>Duaine > >> > >>Cy Shuster wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Speaking of metal benches has reminded my friend Isaac Sadigursky that > >>>he routinely repairs benches by using Kimball's brackets, but he can't > >>>find them anymore. Is there anyone in Indiana near their factory who > >>>might help find them? He says Kimball is mainly making heavy-duty > >>>office furniture these days, and they still use those brackets for > >>>their desks. > >>> > >>>They have a bigger surface area, and so they bite into a fresh spot on > >>>the rail. This is a perfect solution for those irreplacable benches > >>>that are custom-built to match a certain piano. > >>> > >>>Isaac says that Yamaha Japanese benches are built with those same > >>>brackets, but again, he can't get them as replacement parts. > >>> > >>>Any ideas for sources? > >>> > >>>--Cy Shuster-- > >>>Bluefield, WV > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Duaine Hechler > >>Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > >>Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > >>Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > >>Reed Organ Society Member > >>St. Louis, MO 63034 > >>(314) 838-5587 > >>dahechler@charter.net > >>www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > -- > Duaine Hechler > Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ > Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding > Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild > Reed Organ Society Member > St. Louis, MO 63034 > (314) 838-5587 > dahechler@charter.net > www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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