[Magdalen] Need chairs for nave!

[Ann Markle]

With some (but not too much - an afternoon's work by a group) effort,
little felt pads could be applied to the bottoms of the chairs so they
don't screech.  Self-adhesive felt, pre-cut, for this very purpose, is
readily available.  I agree about the clips, though our chapel chairs in
Tennessee were held together with little racks for prayer books and
hymnals.  Of course, if someone sat a little crooked and sat on one of the
racks, they broke fairly easily (but were also repaired by parishioners
fairly easily).

In an old, old parish where I grew up, when they replaced the pews, a
wood-crafter made crosses and other items from the wood that were sold to
partly defray the cost of the new seating.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 4:18 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> When chairs are clipped into rows, they are generally too close together
> for comfort anyway.  There's no need for clamps and clips.  However, if the
> chairs make uncomfortable noise and are not comfortable, they can be sold
> on ebay. The high price for chairs is WELL worth the expenditure.  Of
> course, if you have the proposed chair party(ies, until no longer needed),
> the folks who sit in them will make that call.
>
> Re the century-old pews, my spouse will not attend our old parish for any
> function because we still have those wonderful old pews which were hideous
> the day they were installed, and destroy a person's back.
>
>