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Double Bass Music stand light?

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Or you could get a usb powered reading lamp like this (maybe two), and power it with a battery powered charger. Total cost around 20 bucks. Just like Bopeuph was saying, a lot of things cost way more if they're sold to musicians.

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With all due respect, that would not be a "good" music stand light. How does it attach? How well does it illuminate the bottom of the page? What color is the light? What shields light from other musicians/audience?

I do have other music stand lights and they have issues. Clip-ons stick out and don't allow pages to lie flat. Some don't illuminate well at the bottom. The (lower voltage) flexible head lights have to be adjusted often and aren't really bright enough.

Sometimes you get what you pay for.

Note: Amazon Warehouse Deals has the Aria S1T for < $22. Mine was under $20.
 
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I'm happy to see that some of the "old school" lamps are reasonably priced. I'm sure the Aria lights are good, but excepting the "Amazon Warehouse" deals, they are pretty expensive. I made a rig with two gooseneck usb lamps like above, and clip the battery pack to the bottom of the stand's "shelf" it is pretty easy to adjust the lamps so they shine on the page but nowhere else. The color of my lamp is pretty harsh, but I built it before "Warm White" LED's were available. Warm White LED is really nice, and is implemented for about 2/3 of the lighting in my house. Also, I prefer to use battery powered devices which are universal. You can buy a USB battery pack cheaply from many sources, and you will be able to do so for a long time to come. When the battery dies on that Aria lamp, you won't be in a good place.
 
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It really depends on the application and budget. If this is for a basic wire frame folding stand in a casual setting, a clip-on light would work well and be more than sufficient. If this is for a solid back Manhasset or Peak type music stand in a more formal setting, with a more generous budget, the Aria light would be better suited. It's good to provide the OP with the full range.

To keep it bass related, the founder/owner of Aria Lights, Peter Hildebrandt, is a double bassist.
 
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It's sold under a number of names. If you see a professional big band playing they will be using these, or something built into the band stands.

Tip: replace the tubular incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent (usually candle shaped) and you will also have shock resistance.

I have two or three of these and use only this type. I fooled around with inferior stand lights for a while, but this one is the standard, just like the Manhasset stand is the standard, and for a reason.
 
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turf3 said:
Tip: replace the tubular incandescent bulb with a compact fluorescent (usually candle shaped) and you will also have shock resistance.
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Just as a note, you can now get a LED lamp in the same format, that fits the old fashioned lights.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-LED5-5LS-3P-OT-3PK-63551/194927082

I've got the 10-Watt version and it's actually too bright, so I'm linking to the 5.5-Watt version. It only seems to come in a 3-pack, but you can always find a use for a couple of LED's elsewhere in the house.
 
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