Re: [AH] A frame stands / Jaspers etc

From Andre Majorel
Sent Wed, Apr 25th 2018, 06:18

On 2018-04-23 23:20 -0400, Michael E Caloroso wrote:

> > The 1.5" aluminum tubing with those metal T-clamps will hold
> > any synth you put on it I'm quite certain.
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.

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.

-- 
André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/