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Preferred device to sit on

I bought a really nice Herman Miller office chair from some Silicon Valley startup that went bust. It was perfect, but my wife commandeered it when she started working from home. Now, I sit on this old Craftsman creeper stool. It gets the job done I suppose.
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Please do. Google search got the story on the murder but nothing involving a chair.

Is this kind of like Steve Martin's cruel shoes?
There's no blood on the chair (that I know of). It is from the chair making company he ran, E C Woodshop.

Here is an older catalog that has the folding chair, model 018, on page 119. Mine is a dark-finished quarter sawn white oak version.

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We have another folding chair made by E C, the model 2001, which is shown on page 9. It is a simple slatted Arts & Crafts style chair that would also work well for me as a practice chair.

Here is a later catalog that has the same and some other nice chairs, too.
 

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There's no blood on the chair (that I know of). It is from the chair making company he ran, E C Woodshop.

Here is an older catalog that has the folding chair, model 018, on page 119. Mine is a dark-finished quarter sawn white oak version.

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We have another folding chair made by E C, the model 2001, which is shown on page 9. It is a simple slatted Arts & Crafts style chair that would also work well for me as a practice chair.

Here is a later catalog that has the same and some other nice chairs, too.
Those are some fine looking chairs. I'll have to assume that the Old Sparky collection has been discontinued.
 
Our band performs seated, so comfort is important to me. I'm also short for my weight and gravitationally gifted, so a wide seat that's properly padded is a must. I've used a Sound Seat for the past 5 years or so, but the backrest would not stay in place so a replacement was necessary. I found this online:
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Wide, padded & sturdy and the back does not move. The chair is very comfortable. I wish it was lighter and more portable (I wish I was lighter and more portable,) but you can't have everything. I'm looking forward to gigging with it this year.
 
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I use a Roc-N-Soc tower stool with the original tractor-style seat. Note that the add-on backrest won't work with the tower stools, I bought one but it interfered with the swivel, and I didn't really need it, so I gave it to my drummer, who I later fired.

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I liked it so much I bought one for my rehearsal studio as well.