[pianotech] Artist Benches

[James Grebe]

Have you called Schaff and talked to them about the problem first before 
spreading word on the public list?
James
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Milesi, RPT" <paul at pmpiano.com>
To: "PTG Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 1:15 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Artist Benches


Yesterday I received an artist bench, Schaff No. 4990, page 24, that I
ordered to check out.  I ordered it because the price was about 1/2 that of
a Jansen bench, we are under some severe budget constraints, and ideally we
need 4 artist benches at a minimum.  Unfortunately, I¹m not happy because
the bench top wobbles on the frame.  I didn¹t expect this in a new bench,
even a less expensive one.  Am I expecting too much?  Do they all wobble
from side-to-side?  Do I really have to pay $650 to get one that doesn¹t?
Why does that central threaded rod have to have so much play where it meets
washers, etc., on each side?  BTW, on the outside of the box someone had
written ³Poeschl.²  I thought they were supposed to be pretty good benches?

Actually, I¹ve sat on a couple of the petite artist benches (may or may not
have been Schaff product), and they didn¹t wobble at all.  So I¹m a little
confused.  Don¹t have one to study, but wondering if they¹re the same
mechanism?  Actually, the ones I used might have been Yamaha...their
mechanism seemed to be very tight...are they the same as Schaff petites?

Any suggestions or guidance will be much appreciated.  Should I send this
bench back?  I¹m under some time constraints!
-- 
Paul Milesi, RPT
Staff Piano Technician
Howard University Department of Music
Washington, DC