[CAUT] Institutional bench purchasing?

[Marcel Carey]

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. 
>  
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