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3.0 out of 5 starsFair-Good bench - Don't expect a high-qulity bench for less than $100
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2018
Price is excellent. Bench is "Fair". Was delivered blisteringly fast.
Materials, workmanship, and finish are passable.
Buttons are a noticeable distraction in some seating positions even for person < 200lbs.
Bench creaks sometimes; not an issue if using it to do fine woodwork with a Dremel... but does present an occasional distraction when playing a piece of music on a piano.
Price often is a good ballpark indicator of the quality and workmanship of an article, and sometimes the "cheaper is always better" online attitude... demonstrates itself as a decidedly unsound policy. Here we have a "solid" and "passable" bench at a rock bottom price, and it IS acceptable, but barely, and at the bottom of the quality hierarchy.
IF you are only getting this as a first bench for your child who might not stick with the piano for long, or it's the only bench you can afford, then do not hesitate.
IF you want a good quality bench, are serious about playing, would like something to last, and aren't on the verge of the poor house, consider something a bit more pricey.