Decent Portable Music Stand?

[flint]

Does anyone make something somewhere between the typical heavy orchestra stands and the crappy cheap fold-up variety you get for $12?

[pcurtain]

http://www.petersendesigns.com/

LOVE mine. Simplest, easiest thing to haul around to gigs. Solid and lightweight.

--p

[John Sprague]

This one's not bad, has a few nice features and a nifty carrying bag.

This one is probably the best one I've seen, lots of cool features, but a bit spendy.

[bribass]

Originally Posted by John Sprague

This one's not bad, has a few nice features and a nifty carrying bag.

This one is probably the best one I've seen, lots of cool features, but a bit spendy.

I saw one of those Peak stands on a gig the other night and it looked great.
I just ordered one from here:
http://elderly.com//accessories/items/SMS20.htm

..nice price from Elderly plus they carry CD's I'm on so I had to give them business.

Er...um, John the TBes Gallery v. 3 ??

[Kam]

I just got one of those Portastands. It works well, and my only complaint is that the tripod legs could be a bit wider; but it is still far more stable than the cheap wire stands.

[b1644]

I had one of those Peterson stands but found it top-heavy with a Real Book on it and there wasn't a way to clamp a stand light on it. It also breaks down into quite a few pieces so it took longer than I'd like to assemble and tear down. It was OK for light-duty travel use though.

I ended up getting a Manhasset with folding legs and removeable standard-size desk. It packs nicely into the car and is nearly all steel so it's rugged and stable.

- Martin

[drurb]

Originally Posted by bribass

I saw one of those Peak stands on a gig the other night and it looked great.
I just ordered one from here:
http://elderly.com//accessories/items/SMS20.htm

..nice price from Elderly plus they carry CD's I'm on so I had to give them business.

Er...um, John the TBes Gallery v. 3 ??

Thanks! I just ordered one from Elderly.

[jsbarber]

Check this on out, it's my personal favorite:

http://www.ratstands.com/jazz.html

Completely collapsable, can get bag to carry it in, is stable and well constructed.

Jim

[B String]

Another vote for the Peak SMS-50 music stand. The sms-50
is a little more money because its lighter weight. These are
as good as it gets in my opinion. The table will hold a small
family and it folds up into a rectangular bag. I throw a little
M&K battery powered stand light in the bag and I'm good
for about 20 hrs of light.

[lloccmttocs]

Originally Posted by pcurtain

http://www.petersendesigns.com/

LOVE mine. Simplest, easiest thing to haul around to gigs. Solid and lightweight.

--p

Could you tell me more about that stand, it looks really interesting.

[PatrickC]

Originally Posted by lloccmttocs

Could you tell me more about that stand, it looks really interesting.

I had a Peterson. In my opinion it's poorly-designed and over-priced. After not much use, mine broke and ended up in the trash.

I've tried several other portables -- my favorite is the Peak stand mentioned above.

[littlekatie]

I love my Peterson - it's not let me down in about 6 or 7 years. And it's sturdy enough to hold a Simandl book, or a Fake book! Plus I love the extender things as well - no more flying photocopies. I didn't buy mine, it was a present, so cost wasn't an issue for me but I'd reccommend it as a really good stand. Katie x

[bribass]

Originally Posted by jsbarber

Check this on out, it's my personal favorite:

http://www.ratstands.com/jazz.html

Completely collapsable, can get bag to carry it in, is stable and well constructed.

Jim

These do look cool. How much are they?

BG

[Freddels]

Originally Posted by bribass

These do look cool. How much are they?

BG

Their site states $129.
http://www.ratstands.com/acatalog_US...zz_stands.html