Rob, I'm at UW-Madison and we have had the petite from Jansen on stage for some time. It is the preferred bench - over the regular artist. I haven't determined if it is because it is lighter to lug around, or if there is really a difference in the height of adjustment. They have served us well and I will buy a few more for next year. >comments on the cheeper artist benches out there (AKA the "Petite" >benches such as that found on P. D-1 in the PianoTech catalogue). Do >these hold up as well under regular use, or are they better suited for >the occassional home user? No doubt you are familiar with Jansen's service of rebuilding and reupholstering. I believe he quoted me around $150 for this operation. Seems like you are looking for a manufacturer source for less. I would also be interested in this as there are several artist benches in our studios that are on their last legs. Soon to be replaced, but it would be nicer on my budget if there was a inexpensive source of parts. Better yet, if someone did a good repair for less. I will no doubt use Jansen when these benches go to the repair shop unless I find a more qality source. Joel >Has anyone looked into to rebuilding artist benches? I have a number of >them that not only need recovering (upholstery or "Nauga" if you will), >but also have various problems with the adjusting mechanism. > >Rob Goodale, RPT Keep In Tune Joel A. Jones jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu UW-Madison http://uwpianos.music.wisc.edu/ 1501 Humanities 455 N. Park Street Madison, WI 53706
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