artist bench

[Sarah Fox]

Hi Cy,

> How's the height-adjusting hardware?  I've heard that one design's better 
> than others -- the scissors style, I think?

To tell you the truth, I didn't do a lot of comparison shopping.  I couldn't 
afford the more expensive benches anyway!  ;-)  I really just wanted the 
look -- and the cushioning for my bony fanny.  As coincidence would have it, 
the bench is adjusted about right for me at its lowest position, so I have 
no need to play with the height adjustment.  (Perhaps that means there's too 
little range of adjustment?)  I forget the adjustment mechanism (been a 
while since I looked).  If y'all would like a photo tour of the cheapo 
Chinese artist bench, I'm happy to post some photos.  (In private, 
someone -- How do I do the tiny URL thingie???)

BTW, another predictable feature of this bench is the particle board seat 
bottom.  The legs and sides are solid wood, as advertised.

Peace,
Sarah



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> --Cy--
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@graphic-fusion.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 1:16 AM
> Subject: Re: artist bench
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>
>> Hi Terry,
>>
>> Not being able to afford a *nice* artist's bench, I bought one very 
>> similar to this.  (I suspect they're all made by the same company.)  Mine 
>> isn't leather, but genuine, top-grain Naugahyde.  It's a no-frills bench, 
>> medium comfortable, some assembly required (attach legs), sort of thing. 
>> The polished finish has a rough spot or two, if you inspect it too 
>> closely, but it looks quite nice from a distance of at least arm's 
>> length. It's quite typical of Chinese construction -- not the best 
>> quality, but functional. The rubber feet are annoying, but they're easy 
>> to replace. I'd definitely recommend it for anyone not made of money. 
>> Lots of bang for the buck.
>>
>> Don't feel rushed to buy it.  There are lots of 'em out there.  I bought 
>> mine a year ago.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Sarah
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