From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "Jim D"  wrote in message news:2018122515034073275-Not@ThisAddresscom...   
      
   On 2018-12-24 19:50:29 +0000, Jim D said:   
      
   > I'm thinking about one of those single pole things, one large aluminim   
   > channel with adjustable ledged.  Roland makes one, as does Ultimate ...   
   > between $150 and $250 depending on accessories.  These are made for stage   
   > work, easy to set up and move.   
      
   They're expensive all right, but considering what appears to be a very small   
   support footprint, they look awful scary to trust any top of the line   
   equipment to.   
      
   > Ordered one. Ultimate Support Apex Ax-48 pro pak ( stand, carry case, mic   
   > boom ).   
      
   What equipment are you planning to put on it?   
      
   > Guitar Center sent me a one day only 15% discount coupon via email this   
   > morning.  Good only on line and only Christmas day.  Well, hey, I've been   
   > looking for a deal, and there it was.   
      
   Some of the reviews says it can hold a lot of weight, and the stand weighs   
   19 lbs , except for that small looking support footprint, that's what make   
   me wonder.   
      
   > New reduced price from GC was $199, with coupon, $174 ( including tax and   
   > shipping ). Everywhere else was $249 regular price pretty much. Amazon has   
   > that pak at $190 something, but delivery time is about 2 months. Not   
   > happening.  Sweetwater had just the stands at 190.  Add in the mic boom   
   > and the carry case ... back to $249.   
      
   I'm sick of amazon! When they started out, their prices seemed pretty   
   decent, but now that the Monster is growing, the prices are too, and search   
   results are so Polluted with their name, I regularly have to use the -amazon   
   filter whenever I do a search...sure clears up the JUNK!   
      
   > So the GC coupon got me to pull the trigger. Should arrive early next   
   > week, due to the holidays.  Fine by me. I can do two or three more gigs on   
   > my cobbled together setup.   
      
   Cobbled together? How does one cobble together a keyboard stand setup? ;)   
      
   > This new one should be much better all around.  The double tier thing I'm   
   > using now is a mess to transport. If left assembled, it barely fits in the   
   > van. If I take it apart, add in all the time to put it back together at   
   > gigs. Very inconvienent.   
      
   > So, that's the deal.   
      
   JimD   
      
   That's got to be some strange setup because over the last couple of weeks,   
   I've acquired a 2006 Toyota Scion XA. It's classified as a 4 door hatchback   
   subcompact car, but it's not so much a car as it is what I like to call a   
   "microvan", and it not only holds my keyboard stand and bench, but with a   
   little careful position adjusting, my 88 key digital piano in it's oversize   
   gig bag can fit across both rear seats, which I therefore never had to   
   folded down to load it through the hatch, and the stand is an average On   
   Stage folding X stand...and there's still room for a passenger up front.   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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