The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi Don
Two things.....

You can stand and play

also

I have meet some players that because of their build could not easily play on their lap but wanted to. This gave them back their lap for their lap.

I have been very impressed with the stands Mark has been building, and recommend them highly.
One of the plus'I have found in having a stand instead of a guitar with sockets and legs, is on a few of the bar type gigs I have been playing I will bring the lap steel and Marks stand. At set break I can leave my stand in place and pack away my guitar , so no drunk knocks it over... or walks away with it.
I am sure this has saved my guitar from a few disasters.
Todd

Mark,

Thanks for sending me the info on your stands.
After looking at the various types you list, I had a couple of questions:

Could you give an approximate idea of the difference in overall weight between the various materials offered for the legs?
(I presume the "airline" alloy-legged stand is quite a bit lighter?)

Also approx. weight of three legs vs four.
Interested in comments here too from users - both standing and sitting positions. From what has been said, it sounds really stable and comfortable.
Same for three or four legs?

What's the bag like and what's it made of?

Really nice to hear the reviews from those who know - and see it under those nice Clinesmiths - beautiful craftsmanship top to bottom!
Looking forward to putting one under my B-6.

Thanks!
Mark

Mark, these stands are cool - especially with Todd's guitars!

Here is the skinny on the legs
The chrome and stainless legs weigh about 1.7 lbs
The alloy weight about 7 oz
The cradle weights about 7 lbs to eight lbs depending on the design, so the whole thing with case weighs in at 15 to 17 lbs with the heavy legs and about 10 to 12 with alloy
The case is sewn out of 600 denier polyester (pack cloth)with a heavy PVC coating on one side.


It has individual pockets to protect the parts and is 31" long.

One stand fits all.....





































it also holds my cordless vacuum well



And when I'm not in concert....Pasqualina likes to perch on it....

Wow Howard, I didn't know they could do all that.

The stand fits almost everything.....my Fender S8 Deluxe (Stringmaster) does not sit well on it because it's basically a thin plank of wood....and so it's rather awkward....but that guitar has it's own legs....

My acoustic guitars fit well on it, but I would wrap a little padding around the right hand support just for some added protection....

I'll send you an email with regard to having a shorter right hand support also, just to have a choice.....that way the end won't stick out as much with the narrower bout steels...

Also I may need a rubber chicken mod....she seems not be steady.....

What Gerald said folks.....get one of these stands.....I've waited years for something like this....

Howard, it would be easy to have multiple neck supports. The chicken technology is out of my league, I may have to bring in an outside think tank to consult.

Thanks for the endorsement Gerald. I'm finally caught up.

Here's some pics of the dobro stand Mark built for me in March that he forgot to take pics of. I'm using the legs off of one of my guitars and they work fine. I will eventually get a set dedicated to this stand. I sent him the measurements of the neck and lower bout and it fits perfectly. He's a great guy to deal with.

Peter Lindelauf wrote:... I've got a really slippery no-felt walnut Tremblay. I was thinking of going Velcro--couple of patches on the guitar and a couple of patches on my jeans. (Just kidding and somebody already thought of it, I'm sure.)

My first modern lap steel was/is a Chandler RH-2, the one in the Weissenborn shape but solid mahogany I believe. Unless you wear jeans it will not stay put on your legs. I glued some thin cork on the back but I heard later that players were usually putting hooked velcro patches on the RH-2 and wearing a velcro band around their left thigh. Darn- why didn't I think of that!

Speaking of the RH-2 I just took some measurements and the Jason Lollar Supro Lap Steel pickup should fit perfectly; this is the one with the strings that go through. Dual coil so that it is humcancelling but with the sound of a single coil pickup. I believe it uses technology similar to the G&L Z coil pickups or the Fender P-Bass. (I need to look up the patent for the Supro pickup to see what is going on inside.)

In any case your idea of using velcro was not as hare-brained as you suggested...

Thanks!

Steve Ahola

Can, or does, Mr. Roeder build a stand that, instead of having legs, could somehow be attached to a pedal steel guitar, so that those of us who play both instruments (and I regard them as related, but very different instruments,) be set up in such a way that we could easily switch band and forth between them?

Anything is possible Mike, I'll let you know what I come up with.

Mark, thanks again for making these great stands. They make all the difference in the world for me.

Mark just built a stand for my Peavey Powerslide lap steel, and I couldn't be happier with it. It's very stable, looks great, and I find it easier to play with the guitar on the stand than on my lap, especially higher up on the neck. I took it out on a gig over the weekend, and it was a big hit! It got lots of great comments from the band and the audience.
To accommodate the unusual shape of the Powerslide, Mark used a couple of swiveling ends on the bracket that holds the body of the guitar, and the idea works very well. I'd recommend one to anyone who plays a Powerslide!


Here are a couple of pictures:

Hilton Hawaiian Village. His stand works great. Tried it with 3 legs this week, a little less weight and seems nearly as stable, also less adjusting after you set it up. Headed to Japan and the legs fit in the suitcase.

I was so impressed with the new stands that Mark has made, that I'm saving up for another one. The designs that he did for fun on a few of them looked so cool--I didn't think it would actually be visible with the guitar on it, but it is.

Thanks David, Isaac and Mike
That Power slide looks pretty cool. I tried something new on the Powerslide stand and it seems to have worked! That's great when an idea actually works out.
If I can't be in Hawaii at least one of my stands can be there, maybe someday I'll make the trip. Cheers to all....
Website is finally up www.deluxe34.com

Mark builds a great stand. I had a tripod style built about a year ago for my "Silver Hawaiian" Ricky and it works great. I took it to Joliet last year and had some of the guys looking it over and Mark was in attendance. Excellent workmanship all around.

My Clinesmith 8 now lives on its Mark Roeder stand. It makes a great guitar even better...I think resonance increases because of the stand...certainly makes it more versatile...and I LOVE the 10 degree slant. HIGHLY recommend.

I hemmed and hawed for quite awhile before getting one, as I thought they were a bit pricey....but after getting it and using it, I would NOT want to be without it ! I LOVE IT !

Kahala Hotel. Three legs work very well .

I just want to add my thanks to Mark for his great products and terrific service. I am a beginning player who found it distracting to learn the basics of playing while wrestling with the lap steel on my lap. Now, my GeorgeBoards Stealth sits comfortably on a Roeder stand and I can focus on the instrument and what it takes to get music out of it. Thanks, Mark!

James