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Chadtuba
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Portable music stand

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I am in need of a couple of good music stands. I direct a community band, and my wife is one of the trombone players and I'd like to replace her crappy wire stand, plus I seem to have left my Manhasset somewhere and it seems to have disappeared :x Stability (especially as mine will be set for flat viewing of the scores) and cost are the biggest priorities, while realizing the two don't necessarily go hand in hand.
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For Sara you should get the K&G 10056 heavy duty in black or other colors. It is strong, portable and has lasted me for years. For your more director duties consider the Peak stand. I think the model is SM-20. I'll have the K&G stand on Saturday. Mary Beth has the Peak stand. You can look at it at the next Postal Band event.

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Manhasset Voyager.
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Another vote for Manhasset Voyager.

I just stumbled on this video showing the top 10 music stands (although some are not portable).

10 Best Music Stands for 2015
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YEP-641S (recently sold), DE mpc (102 rim; I-cup; I-9 shank)
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Are you a band director? I don't know any band director who ever purchased a music stand. Just sayin'!
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Mark wrote:Manhasset Voyager.
X 100!
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This one works great as long as you don't over tighten the adjusting screws:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... usic-stand" target="_blank" target="_blank

I bought these for my quintet several years ago and they are still going strong. I caught them on sale for $14.95 each delivered. :shock:
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hrender wrote:I have a Peak SMS-20. Light, strong, works great.
I will throw my vote in for the Peak as well. Best folding stand I've ever owned. Since I've bought mine, at least 4 friends of mine have also bought one. They all love it as well.
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I've used a relatively high quality K&M that comes in various colors, a wire stand that folds up very compact. It was a good little stand. The Voyager can take a bigger book and stand fairly tall.
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