Thank you, Bruce, for your reply. James James Grebe Est. 1962 Piano Tuner-Technician Creator of Custom Caster Cups Creator of fine Writing Instruments Theatre and Theatre Organ Historian www.grebepiano.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 (314) 608-4137 Become what you believe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Dornfeld" <bdornfeld at earthlink.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] player stools >I haven't seen anyone mention pickles, so I will. Most of the old player > benches that I have seen have pickles in the bench. The pickle is an > oblong > piece of wood shaped like a, you guessed it, a pickle. A bench uses one > on > each side, or two in total. They are installed on the inside with a > screw. > When inside the bench, the bench lies flat. When you swing them onto the > back side, they elevate the back side of the bench top, creating the angle > you want to pump away. I know I have seen pickles in some parts catalog, > but that may have been some other decade. I cannot see why anyone would > want a bench that is permanently on that angle. When someone wants to > just > sit down and play with their own fingers, they would need a different > bench. > I do not see a market for such a bench. > > > > Bruce Dornfeld, RPT > > <mailto:bdornfeld at earthlink.net> bdornfeld at earthlink.net > > North Shore Chapter > > > >
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