<!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 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>Speaking of metal benches has reminded my friend = Isaac Sadigursky that he routinely repairs benches by using Kimball's = brackets, but he can't find them anymore.  Is there anyone in Indiana near their = factory who might help find them?  He says Kimball is mainly making heavy-duty = office furniture these days, and they still use those brackets for their desks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>They have a bigger surface area, and so they bite = into a fresh spot on the rail.  This is a perfect solution for those = irreplacable benches that are custom-built to match a certain piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Isaac says that Yamaha Japanese benches are built = with those same brackets, but again, he can't get them as replacement parts.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Any ideas for sources?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>