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Topic: Would you use a toilet seat frame for a stand? |
Joseph Lazo
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Posted 12 Feb 2024 10:02 pm |
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Don't laugh, it actually works really well. Plenty of leg room, and the cajon/stool fits underneath. Mesh bag on the side good for miscellaneous stuff.
The plywood on top is just plopped down there (no pun intended). The rubbery grips on the frame keep it in place well enough. The thing only weighs 4 lbs, so no grunting and groaning if you have to move it around.
And there's room for 2...well, just barely. (I should have left another 1/2" on that plywood)
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Dennis Detweiler
From:
Solon, Iowa, US
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Posted 15 Feb 2024 8:16 am
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It would also be a great amp stand with a board across the lower braces. With heavier wheels, it would work for transporting a heavier amp from the parking lot for an instant setup or outside gig. If you're a geezer, it would be triple duty to get yourself from the parking lot with your amp.
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1976 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics 427 pickup, 1975 Birdseye U-12 MSA with Telonics X-12 pickup, Boss 59 Fender pedal for preamp, NDR-5 Atlantic Delay & Reverb, two Quilter 201 amps, 2- 12" Eminence EPS-12C speakers, ShoBud Pedal, 1949 Epiphone D-8. Revelation preamp into a Crown XLS 1002 power amp. |
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Joe A. Roberts
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Seoul, South Korea
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Madeline Dietrich
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2024 12:43 pm
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| Joe, that's outstanding! You could set up like a piano bar and schmooze the audience, take requests and so on. |
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Madeline Dietrich
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2024 12:44 pm
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| Oh, I'm looking at it backwards. Nevermind. |
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2024 12:51 pm
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| Gotta have long arms to play that! |
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2024 12:55 pm
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| Dennis, it's a little wobbly as is. Not terrible, but when I put a lot of vibrato on the steel the stand will move side to side a little. I like your idea of putting a board on the lower arms. Have been wondering what I can do to stabilize it a little more, and I think just a 1" x 1" screwed onto those lower arms would help. |
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Michael Lester
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2024 11:04 am Rolling toilet
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I'd be a little afraid that people might also assume I drive a Yugo.  |
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2024 6:57 am
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| Well, the side to side wobble on this setup, plus the inability to raise it to standing height, plus the large footprint in my small space has led me to the point of capitulation. I negotiated a discounted price on an Asher stand and should get it next week. The toilet frame will either become an amp stand, keyboard stand, or be donated. I hope my failed experiment keeps others from following suit. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2024 5:42 pm Would you use a toilet frame for a stand?
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I might, if I hadn't stocked up on five of these before Mark retired:
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2024 2:42 am
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Jack, which is more stable - the three-legged kind or the four-legged kind?
The setup for two steels is clever. I gather that was only offered prior to Asher taking over production. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 22 Feb 2024 7:06 am
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Joseph, four legs are more stable, but I often use only three. The little bit of wobble doesn't seem to hinder me, and may indeed help enhance my vibrato!
I had Mark custom built the double brackets to my specs. I consider them a significant enhancement to the standard Deluxe34 stands. I had once considered a triple, but came to the conclusion that either my arms were too short, or my belly was too big.
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2024 4:38 pm
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| I'm pleased to report 100% satisfaction with the Asher stand. Expensive, yes, but so worth it. I pretty much always play ("regular") guitar sitting down, but I'm really enjoying standing to play the steel. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 3 Mar 2024 4:51 am
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The toilet frame will either become an amp stand, keyboard stand, or be donated. I hope my failed experiment keeps others from following suit.
Save it, maybe in a decade or so you will use it for the purpose it was originally intended? 
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