<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>We bought the Schaff No.7022 stringer style School Benches several years ago as our blond Everett benches</DIV> <DIV>were breaking up beyond repair. These 7022 benches have NEVER needed any repairs, are still solid. I</DIV> <DIV>cannot speak for their present build quality. Ours are probably 15 years old now. The 7022's are now </DIV> <DIV>around $200...but I think we got ours years ago for like $75. Inflation!!!  I would not call $200 cheap.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For piano majors rooms, we now have the Jansen Petite artist bench. ($265) We've not had them long enough</DIV> <DIV>to see how they will hold up, but they seem solid. Sofar, they are still in the rooms I put them in. We'll se</DIV> <DIV>how long that lasts!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Richard Adkins</DIV> <DIV>Coe College</DIV></BODY></HTML>