<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jeff,</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the info. I can't quite see how it's constructed, is it like David I. described, spring loaded, etc.? Any chance of getting a close-up digital shot?</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Davis, RPT </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ---- From: Jeff Stickney <jpstickney@montanadsl.net> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 1:43:02 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Artist bench <DIV>Here's yet another option to consider for quick, but not infinite, height adjustment.  We have a handful of these benches at UM as well, and they have held up well. <A href="http://www.concertmaster.ca/products.asp" target=_blank>http://www.concertmaster.ca/products.asp</A> Jeff Stickney Dave Davis wrote: > Speaking of options, I have a piano teacher looking for a quality bench > that will quickly change heights. At recitals, etc. the students spend > quite a bit of time cranking to change the bench height. A visiting > teacher mentioned a bench that has a bar with notches. I've looked in > the catalogs, and don't see anything like this. >   > Anyone? >   > Dave Davis, RPT > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Jeff Stickney <jpstickney@montanadsl.net> > To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:11:32 AM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] Artist bench > > Another option to consider is the Jansen Petite Artist Bench.  They > aren't as hefty as the Artist Bench, but feature the same mechanism. > They are less costly for sure.  We just bought 15 of them (actually with > money from Facility Services, not Music Dept. money - woohoo), and they > are very nice.  Two for the price of one?... > > Jeff Stickney > > Anne Acker wrote: >  > You could just buy a complete new decent quality mechanism from > Jansen and do a transplant.   >  > >  > Better yet, be strong and tell them they need to get benches that > will stand up to the students and remind them they are paying you > significant money to repair the crummy ones.  Pennywise pound foolish. >  > >  > aa >  > >  > >  >  -------------- Original message ---------------------- >  > From: "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> >  >> For a while you could get things from GRK but the last time I called >  >> them about getting just an adjusting knob they didn't have it. >  >> >  >>   >  >> >  >> dp >  >> >  >>   >  >> >  >> David M. Porritt >  >> >  >> dporritt@smu.edu >  >> >  >> ________________________________ >  >> >  >> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of >  >> Aaron Bousel >  >> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:53 PM >  >> To: caut@ptg.org >  >> Subject: [CAUT] Artist bench >  >> >  >>   >  >> >  >> We have a few non-Jansen artist benches (old) around and I'm wondering >  >> if anyone knows anything who makes these things. The mechanism is quite >  >> simple, one long threaded rod held by two fixtures that always get >  >> loose. I've attempted repairs a couple of times but without much >  >> success, or, I should say, long term success. One of the benches has >  >> lost a piece of the mechanism. The department won't spring for a new >  >> Jansen bench. Does anyone know if these are still being made and/or if >  >> replacement parts are available? >  >> >  >> Thanks, >  >> Aaron >  >> >  >> >  >> >  >> >  >> ------------------------------------------ >  >> Aaron Bousel >  >> Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild >  >> abousel@comcast.net >  >> (413) 253-3846 (voice & fax) >  >> >  >> >  > >  > >  > >  > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >  > >  > Subject: >  > Re: [CAUT] Artist bench >  > From: >  > "Porritt, David" <dporritt@mail.smu.edu> >  > Date: >  > Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:25:44 +0000 >  > To: >  > "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >  > >  > To: >  > "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> >  > >  > >  > For a while you could get things from GRK but the last time I called >  > them about getting just an adjusting knob they didn’t have it. >  > >  >   >  > >  > dp >  > >  >   >  > >  > David M. Porritt >  > >  > dporritt@smu.edu <mailto:dporritt@smu.edu> >  > >  > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >  > >  > *From:* caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] *On Behalf Of >  > *Aaron Bousel >  > *Sent:* Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:53 PM >  > *To:* caut@ptg.org >  > *Subject:* [CAUT] Artist bench >  > >  >   >  > >  > We have a few non-Jansen artist benches (old) around and I'm wondering >  > if anyone knows anything who makes these things. The mechanism is quite >  > simple, one long threaded rod held by two fixtures that always get >  > loose. I've attempted repairs a couple of times but without much >  > success, or, I should say, long term success. One of the benches has >  > lost a piece of the mechanism. The department won't spring for a new >  > Jansen bench. Does anyone know if these are still being made and/or if >  > replacement parts are available? >  > >  > Thanks, >  > Aaron >  > >  > >  > ------------------------------------------ >  > Aaron Bousel >  > Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild >  > abousel@comcast.net >  > (413) 253-3846 (voice & fax) >  > ></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </DIV></div></body></html>