<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>"I have made 5 or 6 benches with solid core doors, I find them very = flat, very <BR>stable and very cost effective (around $40.00 per door). =  They are also <BR>available in 32" and 36" widths, perfect for me.  With a = white formica top, <BR>hardwood trim around the edge and 2x4 frame with a = lower shelf I can build <BR>one of these in 4 hours and have less than $150.00 in = parts. "</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sounds like a great idea for general benches around the shop = also.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Kdivad@AOL.COM" = title=Kdivad@AOL.COM>Kdivad@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 26, 2001 = 8:04 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Grand = regulating</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 02/26/2001 5:37:08 AM Central Standard Time, <BR><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"><BR>Pricey is the key word here. Yes, that was my = initial choice.......until I <BR>priced a slab of granite (about $700). Then = I thought of a pool table - a <BR>high-quality junked one - take the = slate out of it - that would probably be <BR>the way to go. I looked under all = the rocks in my backyard, but did not <BR>find a pool table, so that = idea went out the window. That's when I got a <BR>call from some guy who asked = what he could do with an old Lester spinet. I <BR>told him I'd be right over = and went out and hitched up my trailer. I was <BR>surprised to find how = unlevel the back of a piano actually is. But some <BR>epoxy filler on the = back beams and my six-foot flat sander straightened <BR>that puppy out real = nice. Some oak and maple planking, some legs, and I <BR>have one of the = flattest, best sounding regulating tables I have seen! <BR><BR>Terry Farrell = <BR>Piano Tuning & Service <BR>Tampa, Florida <BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I have made 5 or 6 benches with solid core = doors, I find them very flat, very <BR>stable and very cost effective (around = $40.00 per door).  They are also <BR>available in 32" and 36" widths, = perfect for me.  With a white formica top, <BR>hardwood trim around the = edge and 2x4 frame with a lower shelf I can build <BR>one of these in 4 hours = and have less than $150.00 in parts. I also have put <BR>good quality locking = casters on some of my benches, makes them very handy. <BR>By the way I use a = let off rack to rough in my settings and then, of course, <BR>finish with the = action in the piano.   <BR>Whatever floats your boat! <BR>David Koelzer <BR>DFW</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>