I've been a musician for over twenty years now, and have had just about every accessory known to man. Nothing has been more important to me (other than having a good instrument) than having a good stand. Manhasset is the only brand of stand that I would ever choose for myself, or for my students.
The stand arrived carefully packed, and was easy to put together without fancy tools. It had been a while since I put one together, so I went over to youtube to look for a setup video. Thankfully, there was one. Setup was literally five minutes, once I opened the box, and laid the pieces out neatly. The instructions were clear and easy, but nothing tops actually watching someone put something together before your eyes.
Over the years, I've used many stands. Everything from super cheap metal portables (the fold ups), to stands far more expensive than even the Manhassets. No matter what I use, however, I keep coming back to the Manhasset Orchestral. With this stand, it is very easy to change levels while playing, with just the touch of a finger. There are no knobs to turn, no switches to flick, and no need to balance your horn on your lap (or lay it on a dirty floor) to do a two-handed level change.
You don't know how many times I've seen someone place their horn next to them "just for a second" to make an adjustment of some sort, only to find that their neighbor has stepped on, sat on, bumped, or harmfully jostled a very expensive instrument. This stand is a little bit more than your average fold up stand, but I promise you, on ALL levels, this one is WORTH IT!
The extra lip on the Orchestral stand is well worth the extra few bucks. It's great for holding tuners, pencils, clips, rosin, bows, valve oils, or any other little accessories that we tend to accumulate over the years.
This stand goes above and beyond all others in both quality and performance. Manhasset Specialty has been making music stands since 1935. The fact that they are still used in most schools is both a compliment, and a testament to their longevity. There's a reason why, in this disposable society, this company is still making stands the same way, for nearly a century.
Get this stand. You'll only be sorry if you don't.
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It's true that the steel used is lighter and thinner than older versions but still very sturdy for a $50 music stand. I own other non-Manhasset brand music stands that retail for around $35 and this is vastly better. It is heavier, has a double shelf for pencils and the heavy steel base feels sturdy. I have my music stand on a very thick rug and it doesn't move.I didn't find any plastic on my music stand. One of the other reviews mentioned plastic parts but the one I received is all metal. See my pics of the bolts behind the stand.This stand requires a bolt screw (or an adjustable pair of pliers) and a large flat head screwdriver to assemble. The bolts come tightened and you must loosen them to assemble. Did everything in 10 mins but only because I had the right tools. Impossible without the right tools.Finally, the stand is adjustable in height and is friction based. The newer Chinese stands have easy quick adjusting mechanisms that this stand doesn't have. Some other models out there have bases that also can be adjusted to get around furniture or corners. The base on this model cannot be adjusted.I attached a violin holder onto my stand to show that it is sturdy enough to carry the weight of a full size violin one a corner with no sagging/issues. I wouldn't be able to do this on some of the other music stands I own. See pic for the violin holder. I also brought violin attachment on Amazon. It isn't great as a bow holder but there aren't many options out there for violins.In short, this isn't as sturdy as the music stands you had as a kid in school. It'll definitely dent and scrap up if knocked over but for $55 you really can't go wrong.
Top reviews from other countries
Steve
Its a fixed stand not a portable one to carry around when you travel
Reviewed in Canada on May 11, 2021Apple Girl UK
Expensive but worth it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2021Ana Recuero Sánchez
He recibido lo que pedí, sin sorpresas desagradables
Reviewed in Spain on October 15, 2019