[mrmike]

I've E-Mailed Berkline about this, and I've asked local vendors. They are 1) unresponsive and 2) clueless about anything but order numbers in a catalogue.


Can "Armless" or "One-Armed" reclinders be made "Two-Armed" in any fashion using factory available parts (Or vice-versa, can a Two-armed chair have an non-switch bearing arm removed without issue)?


More completely:


My theatre redesign is at the point where I need to make some furniture decisions to finalize risers and such. I plan to initially have 2 recliners up front with a CRT coffee table between them. Someday in the future (When a digital projector that I like exists that I can hang from my ceiling) I'd like to make that a 3-chair row, but space/aisle considerations make it much more firendly to have this be a butted/joined row with shared armrests. If I were to buy all 6 units at this time would there be any way to have the extra unit usable as a chair in another room (i.e. with two arms on it) as well as having two "two-armed" chairs in the theater and then later on join them together in a reasonable fashion (i.e. not involving reupolstering or new chairs).


Complicated enough for you?

 

[Dan Wesnor]

I don't know Berkline's official answer, but I bet someone innovative enough could figure out how to get the arms off without doing any permanent damage.

 

[David_Larkins]

mrmike,


You could solve the problem by just going ahead and ceiling mounting the CRT now...

 

[mrmike]

Quote:

Originally posted by David_Larkins You could solve the problem by just going ahead and ceiling mounting the CRT now...

I had planned on doing that, but when I hung a mockup there and played around with it it became obvious that it was going to interfere with patrons. I have a short-course basement, so I have only 6' 9" of headroom or so.


I'm hoping Roman(?) from rtheaters or someone like that will chime in with great accumulated Berkline knowledge.

 

[shodoug]

I actually have the answer for this one.


I guess it might depend on the model, but Berkline makes armless variations of their chairs.


You would want to order your recliners now with two arms, and then buy an armless chair to go in the middle later.


I have an armless 099 that was delivered day before yesterday that has the electric recline. I haven't had a chance to set it up, though. Saw the eclipse on teh way home, and decided to watch it instead.


Best Regards,

Doug

 

[CPanther95]

Doug, the problem is that he wants the 3rd "future" chair to have 2 arms so it can be used elsewhere in the house - until it eventually gets moved into the theater.

 

[mrmike]

I think I may end up with a narrower chair like an 88/93 and just put two arms on all three of them. I have to lay things out to see if that works. Still, you'd think someone would have disassembled a chair with all the ones we have out there in peoples theatres

 

[CPanther95]

Quote:

Originally posted by mrmike I think I may end up with a narrower chair like an 88/93 and just put two arms on all three of them. I have to lay things out to see if that works. Still, you'd think someone would have disassembled a chair with all the ones we have out there in peoples theatres

My preference would be to live with one arm on both outside chairs with the coffee table in the middle. Use the two-armed chair elsewhere, then put it in the middle when you upgrade ( - JK ) from a CRT.

 

[PAP]

At least on the 090s you can remove the arms. We bought two rows of chairs at the outlet sale and since have decided to change our layout, so we're removing a few arms and actually moving the power switch on two chairs to the other side. The latter takes a bit more work.

 

[Dan Wesnor]

PAP, you got photos of the arms off? I'd like to see how they are finished (i.e., do they look like crap with the arm off).

 

[PAP]

You wouldn't want to use them without the arms - they would look terrible. But if you take one arm off, you can make a loveseat, and you can switch arms (wedge for straight, etc).


I can take pics if you want, but again you wouldn't want a unit with the arm off visible.

 

[Dan Wesnor]

Yeah, I wouldn't want the side of the chair showing. Good to know the arms come off.

 

[Greg_R]

On the Berkline HT chairs (090 and 099) you can remove 1 or both arms. You can also order wedge shape arms (to make a seating arc). The cost of the chair is the same (regardless of the number and style of arms you get). Therefore, order your chairs with both arms and remove as necessary. All the Berkline furniture is fairly modular so it wouldn't surprise me if you could remove the arms on all their couches.

 

[shodoug]

Dan,


I finally unboxed my 099's today.


The armless one is "finished" on both sides.


FWIW, We looked at some armless chairs when we were furnishing the living room. Personally, I do not think that most chairs without arms are all that comfortable. We did find some armless chairs for the bedroom that I do like. I do not know what the difference is or why I like dthem and not the others.


Best Regards,

Doug

 

[shodoug]

Dan,


I finally unboxed my 099's today.


The armless one is "finished" on both sides.


FWIW, We looked at some armless chairs when we were furnishing the living room. Personally, I do not think that most chairs without arms are all that comfortable. We did find some armless chairs for the bedroom that I do like. I do not know what the difference is or why I like dthem and not the others.


Best Regards,

Doug