Glad everything worked out for you.
Older supports are going to be hard to find, but I would check with some
drapery workrooms in your area. They might have them. The people who install
the draperies would best know where to find them. There's probably a box
full in the back room somewhere, just gathering dust!
Otherwise you will have to spring for the new rod. Have you tried
http://kirsch.com/main.taf?p=0,5
You can ask if there's a place they still stock them. Another thought is
older "mom and pop" drapery stores established in your area. They usually
have older stock hanging around a lot longer than a retail chain.
And thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it.


"Pennsylvania Lady" wrote in message
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"Warrior_13" wrote

No jack stud? Wasn't that a code item in the 70's? Some contractors will
use
the absolute minimum material for maximum profit, won't they?
Hope this helps you and let us know how it worked.

Whoa! *Thanks*, Warrior_13. I snipped a lot so this wouldn't get
lost, and yeah, everything worked out fine. One final question: Do
you know any place where you can buy replacement supports for older
rods? I notice Kirsch has redesigned their traverse rods so that the
new supports are in round, fatter "arcs" instead of the very narrow
slotted shape of my mom's circa 1973 rod.

I bought an entire new rod yesterday for the sake of the supports,
then decided I wasn't going to blow $39.00 just for the sake of two
supports...which wouldn't have worked with her old rod anyway (or vice
versa). I wanted more than two supports because of 1) the lack of the
stud at the pulley ends and 2) the fact you said you should have a
support for every 40"-50" of drape. These drapes are 150".

So anyway, if you know where I can get older hardware-a website link
or anything like that-I'd appreciate hearing from you one last time.

(BTW, I downloaded your response and printed it out for several family
members. To my knowledge, it's the only place on the entire Internet
with actual instructions on how to mount rods. Amazing, how useless
the Internet can be unless you're lucky enough to catch the right
person's notice on the right newsgroup.)

Happy Thanksgiving,

Pennsylady