The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

Can anyone recommend a musician's chair or stool suitable for a keyboard player?

I'm after something high enough to enable me to keep my keyboard at
standing height - i.e. so I can play it while standing if I choose.

A traditional piano stool or bench therefore wouldn't appropriate as
they're too low and would require setting my keyboard stand at a
height suitable only for playing while seated.

I bought a Quik-Lok D/749 a while back, but that was a horrible, huge
clanging thing.

The seat and the footrest fell out of place with even the slightest
knock and the noise they made when that happened was very loud - quite
unsuitable for a home studio, especially if you're playing music late
at night.

I've checked out a few bar stools too, but they tend to be too high
for my situation - I'm 5'10" - and you can't push them out of the way
under the keyboard when you're not playing.

Any suggestions, preferably for specific products, would be most appreciated.

Regards,

Steve Cooke
smcooke@...

Maybe a Drum Throne would work?  I use a round seat Throne (made by 
Pacific). Quickly adjustable from 19" to 27" high. Legs fold up for 
transport. No footrest though. I remember seeing a Drum Throne that 
could go to 30" high and had an adjustable backrest(at Guitar Center 
I 
think).                                                               
---
Steve                                                                 
                                                                      
--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Cooke" <smcooke@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a musician's chair or stool suitable for a 
keyboard player?
> 
> I'm after something high enough to enable me to keep my keyboard at
> standing height - i.e. so I can play it while standing if I choose.
> 
> A traditional piano stool or bench therefore wouldn't appropriate as
> they're too low and would require setting my keyboard stand at a
> height suitable only for playing while seated.
> 
> I bought a Quik-Lok D/749 a while back, but that was a horrible, 
huge
> clanging thing.
> 
> The seat and the footrest fell out of place with even the slightest
> knock and the noise they made when that happened was very loud - 
quite
> unsuitable for a home studio, especially if you're playing music 
late
> at night.
> 
> I've checked out a few bar stools too, but they tend to be too high
> for my situation - I'm 5'10" - and you can't push them out of the 
way
> under the keyboard when you're not playing.
> 
> Any suggestions, preferably for specific products, would be most 
appreciated.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Steve Cooke
> smcooke@...
>

Thanks for all the responses on the various muso lists I posted this query.

I've received an email off-list from someone who suggested that I buy
a draughtman's chair.

Item number 377744 at www.staples.co.uk provides a good example and
it's just the sort of thing I was looking for.

So I think I'll be paying a visit to Staples or somewhere like that tomorrow.

Regards,

Steve


On 01/12/06, Steve Cooke <smcooke@...> wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a musician's chair or stool suitable for a keyboard player?
>
> I'm after something high enough to enable me to keep my keyboard at
> standing height - i.e. so I can play it while standing if I choose.
>
> A traditional piano stool or bench therefore wouldn't appropriate as
> they're too low and would require setting my keyboard stand at a
> height suitable only for playing while seated.
>
> I bought a Quik-Lok D/749 a while back, but that was a horrible, huge
> clanging thing.
>
> The seat and the footrest fell out of place with even the slightest
> knock and the noise they made when that happened was very loud - quite
> unsuitable for a home studio, especially if you're playing music late
> at night.
>
> I've checked out a few bar stools too, but they tend to be too high
> for my situation - I'm 5'10" - and you can't push them out of the way
> under the keyboard when you're not playing.
>
> Any suggestions, preferably for specific products, would be most appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Cooke
> smcooke@...
>


-- 
Steve Cooke
smcooke@...

Hello !
i use a discarded (!) office chair (without armrests) . 3 advantages :
1) free
2) height and back adjustable with a sufficient range and roller mounted .
3) comfortable enough to play for a long time because it was built for 
people at work 8 hours behind a computer ...
The rollers could be sometimes surprising (be careful when you sit back, 
it might be gone !) and the 5 feet could be too long if you use an organ 
pedalboard  or a lot of footswitches .
Another solution : D.I.Y. if you have some knowledge in metal or wood work .
Third solution : a drummer seat , height adjustable and sometimes with a 
short backrest .
It depends mostly if you have to carry your seat for gigs or if it stays 
at home ....
Cheers.
J.F.

Steve Cooke a \ufffdcrit :

> Can anyone recommend a musician's chair or stool suitable for a 
> keyboard player?
>
> I'm after something high enough to enable me to keep my keyboard at
> standing height - i.e. so I can play it while standing if I choose.
>
> A traditional piano stool or bench therefore wouldn't appropriate as
> they're too low and would require setting my keyboard stand at a
> height suitable only for playing while seated.
>
> I bought a Quik-Lok D/749 a while back, but that was a horrible, huge
> clanging thing.
>
> The seat and the footrest fell out of place with even the slightest
> knock and the noise they made when that happened was very loud - quite
> unsuitable for a home studio, especially if you're playing music late
> at night.
>
> I've checked out a few bar stools too, but they tend to be too high
> for my situation - I'm 5'10" - and you can't push them out of the way
> under the keyboard when you're not playing.
>
> Any suggestions, preferably for specific products, would be most 
> appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Cooke
> smcooke@... <mailto:smcooke%40gmail.com>
>
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a \ufffdt\ufffd contr\ufffdl\ufffd par l'anti-virus mail.
> Aucun virus connu \ufffd ce jour par nos services n'a \ufffdt\ufffd d\ufffdtect\ufffd.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com>: message Entrant propre.
>
> Base de donnee virale (VPS): 0652-6, 01/12/2006
> Test du: 01/12/2006 20:59:01
> avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2006 ALWIL Software.
>
>



---
avast! Antivirus: message Sortant propre.
Base de donn\ufffdes des virus (VPS): 0652-6, 01/12/2006
Test du: 02/12/2006 09:40:19
avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2006 ALWIL Software.
http://www.avast.com