benches

[Christopher D. Purdy]

Dave,

Newton Hunt had an original approach to this.  He made boxes out of 
plywood that functioned well but were too ugly to steal.  He made 
them so that the length, width, and height were of unequal 
proportions.  Depending on which end you set them on, they would be a 
different height for the various sized pianists.

Root around in the archives and see if you can find his directions. 
I haven't tried it... yet.  Students here don't steal benches as much 
as just break them.  I never wanted to use a chain.  Some klutz would 
trip and die on it.

chris

>Esteemed colleagues:
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>I'm sure our problem with benches disappearing is not unique to our 
>school.  Many years ago Danny Boone, who was at Baylor at that time, 
>attached a bench to each piano with a small length of chain.  It 
>seemed to work for a while, but I don't have any recent history on 
>this.  Unfortunately also, Danny is no longer with us.  Does anybody 
>have any experience with chaining benches to piano?  or does anyone 
>have any other ideas on keeping the benches in practice rooms and 
>classrooms?
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>dave
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>David M. Porritt, RPT
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>Meadows School of the Arts
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>Southern Methodist University
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>Dallas, TX 75275
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Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.
School of Music, Ohio University
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