Metal Benches

[Avery Todd]

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With permission from Jim on the CAUT list, I'm posting this for anyone who=
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might profit from it.

Avery

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Hi Jim,

I've compiled the posts about this. I really like the idea and our scene=20
shop tech is a very good welder. Hmmmmmm......... >:-}

Would you have any objection to me posting this on the pianotech list? Some=
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of those might
have use of this idea also.

Thanks.

Avery

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    FWIW, here at BYU we have replaced all wood benches (with the exception=
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of the concert benches) with sturdy metal benches made by one of our shops=
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for about $50.00. We keep the wooden benches in the box, in storage for=20
when we sell the pianos when they get about 20 years old (Grands much=20
older). We had an incident where a bench broke and a student was hurt, so=20
we went to these. You could drive a car over these benches, and the padded=
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seat is quite comfortable. Works for us.

Jim Busby BYU

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A disclaimer first... I've got a couple of students here that can break=20
most anything! That being said, the frame is welded steel with a seat of=20
wafer board covered with a fairly durable fabric and foam rubber. The=20
fabric needs to be replaced about every 3-5 years. It just tacks on with a=
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staple gun and is reattached to the metal frame with 4 screws. If you were=
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to put a hard top on instead of padding you wouldn't need to bother with=20
anything for years, but my butt liked the cushy seat so that=92s what we=
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with.

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Our scene shop guys make them when they have extra time. Most of the=20
material is "recycled" from sets they tear down after a production. The=20
steel is 1=BD" square material for the legs and 2" x 1" for the frame that=
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the top attaches to. Students working in the scene shop weld it together=20
into a traditional sized bench. (I can't remember the dimensions, but they=
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just took a standard bench and used those measurements.) We have an=20
upholstery shop that covers the tops with foam and a durable material. The=
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latest ones also have a fabric on the underside to make it look nicer. (not=
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shown in the pictures.)

Regards,

Jim Busby BYU

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No plans, really. (It ain't rocket science.) Just make sure you know what=20
the finished dimensions will be and a good shop man will build a prototype.=
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Our metal frame is 1 1/2" square metal tubing (I don't know the gauge of=20
metal) for the legs and 2" x 1" for the part where the seat attaches. The=20
plastic inserts for the feet we had to buy by the thousand, but they were=20
only a few cents each. The metal frame outside dimensions are 17 =BD"  high=
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(Finished height with top is 19 =BD") x 13 wide x 31 long. The cushioned=
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is =BD" wafer board with foam rubber, then Naugahyde or some durable fabric=
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and it overhangs the sides by 2". If you talk heights, etc. no one seems to=
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agree, but we haven't had one complaint about these.

Since they were made from materials that the scene shop had (recycled) we=20
were charged mainly for the labor and the tops. Our students paint them (we=
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have access to a booth near our piano shop) and attach the tops as they=20
return from the upholstery shop.

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for around $80 - $100, depending on what you want.

Hope that helps.

Jim Busby

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