SORG Easel

Enzie Shahmiri · 03-17-2006, 02:35 PM

Well, I have disappointing news...

Today my easel arrived and both sides of the support beams were cracked during shipping. I bought my easel through Jerry's Artarama and they are sending me a new one. I have to say the packaging for that weight of easel does look flimsy. I even opened the easel for a quick inspect, while holding the driver hostage, but the crack was on the bottom, an area which I could not inspect unless I lifted the easel up.

The easel looks gorgeous though and I can't wait for the replacement!

Enzie Shahmiri · 03-31-2006, 03:26 PM

The replacement easel came yesterday and yeah- everything went smooth! The Easel is beautiful, assembly was faster the IKEA furniture and I just love how easy it moves up and down.

I do have to drill some adjustment holes to get the center beam lower, since the ceiling in my room is too short. Here is a picture....

PS: The rope adjusment is incorrect, please see picture below- posted by Davd Sorg

David Sorg · 09-20-2006, 06:38 PM

Enzie, I'm sorry I didn't see this earlier, but from your photo I can see that you don't have your cord and pulley arrangement rigged correctly. It should look like the attached photo, forming a letter "M". I'm sure it will work much more smoothly...

Enzie Shahmiri · 09-20-2006, 07:42 PM

Hi David,

Oooops, I didn't even bother to check if this was hooked up correctly. I just took it out of the box and have been using it, as seen on the photo. Thank you for bringing the error to my attention. Yes, it now operates even smoother than before!

By the way, I love the easel. It rolls easily around the room and moving the canvas up and down is a cinch.

Thanks again!

Chris Saper · 02-06-2007, 05:48 PM

Hi,

Here is a picture of my new Sorg easel. And I do mean NEW. I have only had the chance to paint with it for about 10 hours, and I enjoyed every one of them! This is actually my new studio in Prescott and so far, most of the time we've been up there has been spent running back and forth to Home Depot, and trying to get things livable. I am hoping to spend lots more time at this easel soon.

Thanks David!

David Sorg · 02-06-2007, 10:58 PM

Hi Chris,

I'm glad you had a chance to get things set up and that the easel is working out! I notice from your picture that your counterweight rope is setup like Enzie's was two pictures above yours in this post. It will work more smoothly if it's set up in an "M" like the photo immediately above yours.

David

Leslie Ficcaglia · 02-06-2007, 11:03 PM

David, I wondered about the positioning of Chris's ropes when I saw them. Mine looks more like the one you posted. I still love this easel!

Leslie