<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 02/26/2001 5:37:08 AM Central Standard Time,
<BR>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
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<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!
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<BR>Terry Farrell
<BR>Piano Tuning & Service
<BR>Tampa, Florida
<BR><A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A>
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<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
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