Brackets for bench repair?

[Hechler Family]

Cy, et all,

One night months ago, I spend hours searching the net to find the 
closest thing to what Kimball made and found these brackets to be the 
closest. They do not have the fingers on the edges but they are as heavy 
as Kimball's brackets.

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=892-687

Duaine

Cy Shuster wrote:

> 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.
>  
> 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.
>  
> Isaac says that Yamaha Japanese benches are built with those same 
> brackets, but again, he can't get them as replacement parts. 
>  
> Any ideas for sources?
>  
> --Cy Shuster--
> Bluefield, WV


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Duaine Hechler
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