Timeline for What do 'vent holes' do on a music stand?
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| Jan 30, 2017 at 7:12 | comment | added | Bowdzone | @TannerSwett Probably because a round hole is considerably easier to manufacture than a hexagonal-grid pattern. Every sharp corner is prone to start cracks | |
| Jan 28, 2017 at 19:23 | comment | added | Sophie Swett | Why not make it even lighter by making the holes larger and hexagonal, giving an appearance similar to a (very thick) chain-link fence? | |
| Jan 28, 2017 at 4:15 | comment | added | Amanda Ellaway | The holes are also useful for giving you a place to clip clothes pegs to stop the page blowing away. For small pieces of music, eg: A5 format, you can't just clip them to the stand at the edge of the stand. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 11:29 | history | edited | Нет войне | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 27, 2017 at 8:57 | comment | added | Tim | @Micheal - once there's music or books on it, there won't be that advantage. Don't forget the clothes pegs! | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 5:16 | comment | added | h4ckNinja | Also, @tarun, when performing outside, it allows wind to flow through the stand and not take the stand with it. It may or may not be a primary reason, but it's effective. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 2:42 | vote | accept | tarun | ||
| Jan 26, 2017 at 23:16 | history | answered | Нет войне | CC BY-SA 3.0 |