<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><DIV>On Feb 19, 2007, at 11:02 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><P style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Is that forward pitch intentional, or just the result of putting weight on a poorly engineered cantilever?</FONT></P> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV>It's intentional, based on an ergonomics/posture theory. There is also an artist bench I have seen recently with a forward pitch, and a wedge cushion designed to be put on top of a level bench for that purpose. <BR><DIV><DIV>Regards,</DIV><DIV>Fred Sturm</DIV><DIV>University of New Mexico</DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:fssturm@unm.edu">fssturm@unm.edu</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></DIV><BR></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BODY></HTML>