The Steel Guitar Forum

So... I am playing utility for my friends band. Couldn't figure out a good way to make my stage footprint smaller. As it is I have an electric, steel, lap, banjo, mandolin and a keyboard. Thought it would be cool if I could just mount my keyboard controller to the steel somehow.

Got to thinking yesterday and this is what I came up with. Nothing is permanent. If I need it on the steel that do all I do is slide the stand on the legs. It is held in place by rubber feet that I chopped in half.

It is very solid feeling and once I take the stickers off of it pretty cool looking too.









Ben

AAAAh yes, the old PVC trick again. I've made quiet a few things with it.cup holder, bar holder, tuner holder, all snaps on a leg(psg leg that is.)Also made a tilted amp stand just for home use.

FWIW someone makes what is called a "snap "T" that has a part cut out that will snap on the adjustable legs. I cut the backside out so it will snap on/off, works OK if you cut it just right.

Looks cool...Bill

Well, he really good thing about yoru arrangement is that the steel player and keyboards guy should be able to stay out of each other's way! steve t

I dig it! cool 400 too!!

Ben,very nice!

I mounted my keyboard right over the steel. I made a tilting wooden platform that was about 10" above the strings and just bungeed the legs of the platform to my steel legs. made it out of 1x2 furring strips and a 1x12 board.

Steve T. says what I was thinking!

I've been thinking about this also for a while...when I'm gig ready on steel that is. My problem is that I have a full size 88 key roland that dwarfs my steel. Might have to downsize even though I'm used to piano size keys. Great job Ben!

Jeremy

Ben,
Very clever stand for your keyboard.
I have a few questions about the keyboard itself. I also play steel, keyboards and sax in my band. I'm playing a Hammond XB 2 and it's large and heavy. (But great sound)
Can you tell me about your keyboard in the picture.
Good piano sound?
What other sounds does it have?
Easy controls like midi change, transpose change?
About what does it weigh?
How the keyboard feels?

Thanks in advance for you help.
Dan Sherbon
http://www.clearcreekband.com/Default.htm

Danny...

The keyboard is a M-Audio Keystation 49. It is just a controller... no sounds. I USB it to my laptop and run MOTU Electric Keys for Rhodes, Wurly and B3 and Kontakt to trigger my sampled harmonium.

Honestly it is a horrible feeling keyboard but it is light weight and easy to set up.

I have thought about getting something bigger and better but I am not a great keyboard player (well better at keyboards than I am at steel... but that isn't saying much). I am really just doing pads and minimal parts (huh... same as steel).

I am honestly shocked at how sturdy this stand turned out. I would be willing to put a 76 key keyboard on it. Any bigger and I would need to add brace that goes down to another point on the steel legs... which I might do anyway.

If you are looking for something that has a good piano sound and great b3, wurly, rhodes, you might want to check out the Nord Electro.