<!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 6.00.2722.900" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px = solid"> <DIV> <DIV>From: <<A href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</A>></DIV> <DIV>To: "Pianotech" <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV> <DIV>Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:34 PM</DIV> <DIV>Subject: Pins & Cups</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>> <BR>> what kinds of<BR>> solutions are there to the = problem of piano bench feet scraping around on<BR>> nice floors?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Alan - the aforementioned felt pads work great, and are = readily available at hardware stores.  Another alternative is the nylon type= , and one style  of these has the added benefit of making the bench height= somewhat adjustable thru the use of a threaded rod screwed into a = threaded insert.  This is a very effective fix when the bench doesn't = sit perfectly level on the floor, causing it to rack when you sit on it.&nbsp= ; They slide very nicely on wood floors and don't attract dust and animal = hair like the felt ones.    They will raise the overall height = a minimum of 1/4 to 3/8 " though.  These are also readily available at= hardware stores.  </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Mark Potter</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></STRONG><= /DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>