Good idea. But $80 for two pieces of angled metal with rubber pads ?
I bought a 3 tiers, adjustable, double braced keyboard stand for the same price…
Go to your favorite hardware store and make your own, and you’ll save a bundle.
And for those who know that I’ve recently spent over $600 on an optical contact system for my Mini, and would be tempted to tell me the same thing: why didn’t you built yourself one instead ? I will answer that I wish I could have. But it would have been much more difficult to accomplish than just 2 metal brackets with rubber pads.
(it’s currently $99, but back when I bought it, it was around $80. It’s currently holding my Korg Mono/Poly, my Alesis Ion, and my Minimoog D. Max capacity 265 pounds.)
I put my Voyager on the Rhodes because I just HAD to. First, I felt like if it sat there for any length of time the lid was going to be ruined. Second, the Voyager almost slid off the front just from the weight of me pulling the panel forward. I enjoyed it for a whole three seconds before returning it to it’s stand.
The Micro sat atop the Rhodes for years and the wobbling was always an issue. It ocassionally made for an interesting studio session where my improvisation consisted of moving the Micro back into place.
Just for everyone’s information, the Little Phatty sits on top of a rounded-top Rhodes without ANY wobble. The little feet on the belly of the synth are positioned PERFECTLY. Don’t have a Phatty anymore though.
I made a couple of wood adapters then turned the lid 180 deg to latch to the adapters which latched to the bottom case. That gave me a flat top. It was sturdy enough to hold that Panther combo organ.
Wow, great idea, Van. I wish I could bring myself to chop the bits off the lid, but that’s a fantastic solution. Still sturdy enough to use the handles too I imagine.