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#366637 - 05/22/13 10:42 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Diki]
Mark79100 Offline
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Registered: 10/23/06
Posts: 1661
Loc: USA
Originally Posted By: Diki
I used to use A-frames, but their main drawback was setup and breakdown.


Diki……you’re the last person I expected to hear that from!

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#366638 - 05/22/13 11:00 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 10/23/06
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Loc: USA
Now.....I can’t believe my luck. I’m so glad you guys kept this thread going. I posted about the USS A-frame stands. I still had mine, but haven’t really looked at my stack of USS various parts.

So I got up this morning and a light bulb went off. I meandered through all the tubing and saw what I forget I had....a large model 4 tier stand where the “a-frame” was 55” instead of the standard 48”. I quickly realized ALL tubing was interchangeable. I dismantled the larger A-frame and used the 55” column as a shelf for my 76 note keyboard on the smaller A-frame stand.

I am so happy as, up to now, I had two problems: a good keyboard stand and a good case for my 76. This thread led me to “solving” problem #1.


I telephoned USS today and had a really friendly chat with the Customer Service person. We were discussing the old A-frames. One thing I didn’t know was that the “tubing” they used was “standard tubing” that I can buy locally. The only thing that you can’t buy anymore is the connecting knobs and other small bits and pieces.

She also said these stands are still in great demand as they get calls regularly from keyboardists looking for them. And that if you own one, they're worth quite a bit on Ebay or Craigslist.

As far as breakdown. I can set mine up or tear it down in 60 seconds. Maybe 70 seconds if I’m having a bad day. I don’t understand why it would take longer for anyone else. There are only 4 parts: 2 side frames and 2 shelves. They snap together effortlessly and the stand is as solid as the Rock of Gibralter.

As for "pedal space"......I'm talking unlimited space for big pedals, small pedals, volume pedals, wah-wah pedals, shoes, knees and probably even a coffee machine and an electric fan!

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#366701 - 05/24/13 09:15 AM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
The key with the Apex stand...use a real keyboard and not a toy...a 56 pound MediaStation doesn't move..and I use it here with folks always coming up to me and leaning on the corner.. smile


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#366711 - 05/24/13 12:32 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
travlin'easy Offline
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
Obviously, Fran didn't learn much about the laws of physics when he was in high school or college. But that's OK, we still love him. wink

Gary cool
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#366714 - 05/24/13 12:41 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 04/25/05
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Loc: NW Florida
There's a reason cars have wheels at all four corners!
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#366718 - 05/24/13 02:23 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
124 Offline
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Registered: 01/01/09
Posts: 2195
I don't know how wide is that central arm the Mediastation is resting on, but leaning on one end of a 56 pounder with a wide-ish centre of gravity wouldn't be that easy to topple endwise, unless it was a concerted push by said leaner. Anyone with knowledge of force physics, fulcrums, etc.?

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#366721 - 05/24/13 06:06 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
travlin'easy Offline
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124, it's the width of the legs that count - not the width of the keyboard arms. Fulcrum, etc.... Think about the roots of a tree, they extend out to the same distance of the farthermost branches. If they didn't the tree would topple in the slightest wind. Same principle.

Gary cool
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#366723 - 05/24/13 08:44 PM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: travlin'easy]
124 Offline
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Registered: 01/01/09
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#366730 - 05/25/13 04:58 AM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
Dnj Offline
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Registered: 09/21/00
Posts: 43703
Just came in,....super solid KB stand ..well built!
Will take it on stage for tonight Gig....

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#366731 - 05/25/13 06:55 AM Re: Anyone Using the K&M Spider Keyboard Stand? [Re: Dnj]
travlin'easy Offline
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Donny, what was wrong with the old stand?
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