From Tim Burgess Sent Wed, Apr 25th 2018, 17:19
From Tim Burgess Sent Wed, Apr 25th 2018, 17:19
I=E2=80=99d have thought that rubber would be vulnerable to perishing = over the years, so be a bit high-maintenance for this application. Best wishes. Tim Burgess > On 25 Apr 2018, at 07:20, Andre Majorel <xxx-xxxxx@xxxxxx.xx> wrote: >=20 > On 2018-04-23 23:20 -0400, Michael E Caloroso wrote: >=20 >>> The 1.5" aluminum tubing with those metal T-clamps will hold >>> any synth you put on it I'm quite certain. >>=20 >> Don't count on it. Years ago my Memorymoog was on the top tier when >> it took a dive due to the clamps slipping. There's no way you can >> tighten them enough without cracking the clamps. >>=20 >> I refused to buy another one of those stands ever. The only one left >> in my studio uses two tubings to support my MIDIBoard, where no >> rotation is possible. >=20 > Rubber would make a good anti-slip material, I expect. You could > take an old bicycle inner tube, cut wide rings into it, thread > the tube into the rings and tighten the clamps over them. >=20 > --=20 > Andr=C3=A9 Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/