Have you asked around town, at a couple of the churches with fellowship
halls?  Even SAM's Club (the Wal-Mart empire) has very nice beige/grey
folding chairs with padded seats & backs, rubber feet, for not much money.
They may be Samsonite, but at least they do the job in other surroundings.
Probably around $20 each.

Otherwise, ask your purchasing clerk for a Viking office furniture catalog.
There's a wide variety of folding and stacking chairs in that and other
catalogs.  Staples, Office Max, etc.........just test them yourselves.
Excellent chairs can no doubt be found by looking around Winston-Salem.
-----Original Message-----
From: KATHLEEN HUTTON <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 2:20 PM
Subject: Comfortable, quiet, flexible seating?!!


>As we close out another wonderful summer chamber music series, the rosy
>glow of having hosted highly talented musicians in memorable performances
>is tempered by yet more complaints about our squeaky, uncomfortable
>Samsonite chairs.  Help!  Is their a great chair out there?  If so,
>please let me know, regardless of cost.  Our director says he wants
>testimonials, not catalog descriptions.  We would need them to be folding
>or stackable chairs.  Thank you for taking the time to respond!
>
>Kathleen Hutton, Reynolda House Museum of American Art
>Box 11765 Winston-Salem, NC 27116-1765
>tel 336 725-5325  fax  336 712-0991
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