<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1561" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry, how can you be in the piano business with such a tidy bench as that? I think there should be a law against your type, as you are just doing it to make us plebs look bad!!! Great bench mate, but hate to tune it standing on my head!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers, David Lawson Wangaratta Australia</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 15, 2007 10:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Work Bench</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Glad you asked! My answer half-way meets your preference of not building one, as half of it is pre-built. Take a Betsy Ross spinet (now a bench frame), bolt on little 2x6 extensions on the keybed supports (remove keybed) and the bottom leg supports. Roll the piano forward so that the back is facing upwards. Attach a suitable flat surface to the piano back for your bench-top. I chose to use planks of hard maple and oak with an epoxy coating. The bench-top could be a simple as a hunk of plywood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a super-stable, super-massive, super-heavy-duty table one can build for about $20 and literally complete in just a couple hours.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And besides, it is the only musical table on the market - the Betsy Ross never sounded so musical - each tool banged on the back strikes it own cord!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Only drawback - do I need to tune it once per year?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:004401c7c73a$3aab6490$0201a8c0@box" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:004501c7c73a$3aab6490$0201a8c0@box" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>any of you have suggestions for a good work bench?  I know build one.  I would like to not have to do that how ever.  I want a bench just for action work and bench reg.  I plan to build a bench for other jobs, but I would like to perches something stable for regulation.  Thanks.  </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>