<WBR>I want to second Paul on the customer service. I've asked for Paul Jannsen, and got him to answer my questions personally. <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Paul McCloud <pmc033@earthlink.net><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 7:13 pm<br> Subject: RE: Duet artist bench opinions / experiences<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_7d1a365f-79d1-44e1-8aa3-867d8a411c07> <div> <div><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Hi, Brad:</FONT></div> <div>    <FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I'd vote for Jansen.  I don't know too much about Poeschl.  It's the MECHANISM that makes the difference.  Anyone can make a padded bench top.  Jansen has always been top notch, and they're really good at customer service.  </FONT></div> <div>    <FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Paul </FONT></div> <div> </div> <div> <div>Paul McCloud</div> <div>Service Technician for PianoSD.com</div> <div><A href="http://www.pianoservsd.com/" target=_blank>www.pianoservsd.com</A> </div> <div>Created with free BlueVoda software:</div> <div><A href="http://www.vodahost.com/partner/idevaffiliate.php?id=9223_1_3_9" target=_blank>http://www.vodahost.com/partner/idevaffiliate.php?id=9223_1_3_9</A></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </div> <div> </div> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <div style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=staff@smithpiano.com href="mailto:staff@smithpiano.com">Brad Smith, RPT</A> </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 03/31/2008 10:08:44 PM </div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Duet artist bench opinions / experiences</div> <div><br> </div> <FONT size=2> Hi All,<br> I have a request for feedback from a school that is getting a Duet Artist Bench donated by a patron of the arts.   They want to know which brand is best.<br> <br> Here are the three they are considering:<br> GRK, Poeschl, and Janssen<br> <br> Any tips or experiences with how these hold up over time would be great to know. <br> THANKS everyone! <br> <br> -- <br> Best Regards,<br> Brad Smith, RPT<br> <A href="http://www.smithpiano.com/" target=_blank>www.SmithPiano.com</A><br>   </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div id='u8CA61F2071ECACC-C30-219A' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Planning your summer road trip? Check out <A title="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" href="http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states?ncid=aoltrv00030000000015" target="_blank">AOL Travel Guides</A>.</FONT> </div>