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Post by frank on Oct 19, 2009 13:47:42 GMT
Yes the curtain track runs from the front to the depth you require.You need to fit a blank runner at the back ends so as to stop the "drawer" going off the end. If you want to change the height just be carefull about the overlap.I found hip height ideal.
Yes loving it here on the GC. A lot of traffic going into Surfers today so I guess the A1 change hasn't put too many off.
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Post by JohnG on Oct 19, 2009 15:59:14 GMT
Thanks Frank and Warren,
Think I have a clear picture now. That sounds like a really good setup. Nice and wide, stable, an ad included. One last question if you don't mind, how are the runners attached to the draw? Superglue? Nails? Sellotape?
JohnG.
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Post by Emerald Midi on Oct 19, 2009 19:36:29 GMT
Thank you Shyam for posting these lovely pics, I am now even more impressed with the table/stool. To be honest I have not seen anything like this in any of the furniture shops I know, but I have yet to check out IKIEA so maybe I'll have luck there. I imagine many musos would love to get their hand on a little set up like this.
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Post by frank on Oct 19, 2009 23:37:56 GMT
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Post by Jacqui on Oct 20, 2009 0:27:43 GMT
Hi Frank
I've been reading this post with interest and it would be smashing if we could see some pictures of your stand.
Jacqui
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Post by frank on Oct 20, 2009 3:44:50 GMT
jacqui, I have emailed the other member of the duo to see if he has any pics of the gear set up. I can't get to my gear as it is in storage.We are moving in about 6 weeks so I will have everything then.
It is basically a table top on a keyboards stand with a front, and suspended drawer.
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Post by JohnG on Oct 20, 2009 7:44:01 GMT
Shyam and Frank,
First of all a big THANK YOU to Shyam for starting this thread, and another one for posting all those photos of how the stool works. Then a third to Frank for explaining in some detail how his custom made stand fits together. I think I have a clear picture now. It actually sounds just the ticket as it is wide but not too deep. Room for mixer, laptop, perhaps an amp and effects units etc. and a drawer for the sound module. Hmmmm!
Think I might just about be up to constructing one of these! I have an unused X stand in the cellar. Where's my tape measure? Locking piano hinge, now where do I find that? Google. eBay.
Thanks again the two of you,
JohnG.
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Post by Emerald Midi on Oct 20, 2009 11:49:11 GMT
Like John, I too have learned much valuable info from this thread, so a big thanks to Shyam and Frank. The idea about the keyboard stand might be the way to go for me at this stage as I have a spare one just lying around now that I am concentrating more on the guitar for gigs  |
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Post by weegeo on Oct 20, 2009 18:08:14 GMT
Lol lol at the risk of being shouted at why not just buy an ordinary mixing desk stand the stool looks excellent and my mind boggles at the ironing board but if it works then i`m all for them
weegeo
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Post by Emerald Midi on Oct 21, 2009 7:18:56 GMT
Lol lol at the risk of being shouted at why not just buy an ordinary mixing desk stand the stool looks excellent and my mind boggles at the ironing board but if it works then i`m all for them weegeo Ya see, that's too simple for those of us who like the more complicated, more complex route ;D |
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Post by JohnG on Oct 21, 2009 20:19:55 GMT
Lol lol at the risk of being shouted at why not just buy an ordinary mixing desk stand the stool looks excellent and my mind boggles at the ironing board but if it works then i`m all for them weegeo As my father used to say, why be difficult when with just a little more effort you can be bl@@dy impossible? Following this philosophy, buying a mixer stand is just so conventional. When with several months work, broken finger nails, a flattened thumb, a couple of hundred quid spent on specialist tools, I can have a stand that looks crap, is difficult to set up and falls over every time a raise my voice above a whisper. BUT I made it myself!!!  Know wad I mean? The prestige! JohnG. Having said that this might fit the bill:  |
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Post by cptkay0s on Oct 22, 2009 7:58:09 GMT
Lol lol at the risk of being shouted at why not just buy an ordinary mixing desk stand the stool looks excellent and my mind boggles at the ironing board but if it works then i`m all for them weegeo Where's the challenge in that (lol)  As John says, it's the prestige, the esteem, the 'image'..... Nothing beats being able to say - that mixing stand over there... no not the bought one...yeah, the cruddy looking thing.....well I buggered (oops) I mean, built that .......... Warren |
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Post by JohnG on Oct 22, 2009 9:10:56 GMT
On the nail, Warren. !!! "Yeah, the one that's leaning over at a drunken angle, that falls over every time I walk across the stage!" "Yep, built it myself!" "Only cost an arm and a leg, a finger, a broken thumb (see how it bends at a strange angle?), a visit to hospital to remove a screw I drove through the palm of my left hand (needed a blood transfusion and three pints of blood), and it took me just 4 months to build it!" "The wife found me on the garage floor in a pool of blood when she came home in the evening, and had to call an ambulance!" "Yeah, had to learn to play the guitar left handed, as I can't hold the neck properly because of the thumb, don't need it so much for strummin' though, although it is difficult to hold the pick!" "The scars on the wrist?" "Well I did kinda lose heart half way through!" "The finger?" "Well, yes, it does mean that I had to learn all new power chords!" "It's why they call me Django!" Man, the kudos! |
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Post by weegeo on Oct 22, 2009 9:31:18 GMT
Lol lol lol think i`d have preferred to be shouted at lol
weegeo hiding from all the hammering noise in the corner lol
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Post by Emerald Midi on Oct 22, 2009 12:02:19 GMT
See, George, sometimes expediency is not necessarily the "best" approach ;d
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