Timeline for How to fix floppy scores
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| Aug 12, 2022 at 13:44 | comment | added | Tim | @RedSonja - sounds like not a bad idea. I've ended up welding up a stand that's around 48" wide, so 6 sheets sits on it happily. It slots into the back of the k'bd stand. For the windy days, I've attached a sheet of see-through plastic (similar to what's used in rag-top car roof back windows), held at the bottom with some button magnets. Hence steel, rather than ali. But heavier! | |
| Aug 12, 2022 at 12:48 | comment | added | RedSonja | @Tim our piano player has an aluminium sheet he takes everywhere, long enough for about 5 A4 sheets. It fits in the keyboard gig bag. It has a hinged bit at the bottom to keep sheets in place and fits nicely on a music stand. He has a load of bulldog clips to keep everything organised. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 15:15 | comment | added | Tim | @AndyBonner - or, indeed, a piece of perspex that's big enough for the whole job. That's what I've ended up with on one stand. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 15:09 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | I was going to suggest "semi-permanent": buy the plastic horizontal extenders, which "wrap" the desk, and then affix to them a thin sheet of ply (or lexan etc) that also extends the desk vertically. Then you can remove them when you don't need them, but the attachment to the desk is more stable than using clips or clothespins. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 14:12 | comment | added | Tim | Yes, I do use those (under duress!) But all my charts are on A4. My big problem is in the other dimension - I need 4 stands to hold up the sometimes 8-10 sheets that keyboard players have! I'm going to stick to trumpet or clarinet in the next life... | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 14:09 | comment | added | phoog | A standard Manhasset stand is made of sheet metal with textured black paint. I've certainly seen examples of these stands with customizations in line with the suggestions here. | |
| Aug 11, 2022 at 14:05 | history | answered | Tim | CC BY-SA 4.0 |