Easy music holder for sight impaired folks

[George Rout]

As most of you folks know, I'm a legally blind bod all my life. At 77 my eyesight is worse with cataracts and I have to get items closer to me than ever. I enlarge the TAB music and use magnifiers but I have to get the paper closer than ever to my face. Here's what I use in case it's of interest to others:








It consists simply of a mic stand with a goodeneck fastened to the top part of a music stand with two
hose clamps. The gooseneck should be one used with a microphone so it doesn't sag. This allows me to get the music right in front of my nose but allowing me space above the guitar.

Geo

[Larry Phleger]

Hi George. Thanks for sharing your music stand design. I too have visual problems, and reading tab is difficult for me while practicing. I am sure this setup can help me and a lot of others who struggle with getting Tab close enough to see while playing. Thanks.

[George Rout]

Thanks Larry. Yes, I meant it only for playing or practicing at home. I play all my "out" music from my head.

Geo

[John Mulligan]

Nice work, George. I think lots of players will benefit from this idea. That's a beautiful console, too.

[Kekoa Blanchet]

Good idea, George. A simple and elegant solution.

By the way, if you don't want to take apart a music stand to make this, or if the top half of your music stand doesn't have a peg leg like the one you show in your picture, you can buy just the top half of a music stand. They sell them for table top use.

http://www.samash.com/hamilton-kb70-fol ... tand-hkb70

[George Rout]

Thanks so much Kekoa, I did NOT know the desk stand existed. Nifty.

Geo