Manhasset Music Stand For Sheet Music - 48 Symphony Model - 4801PUR - Long Lasting, Durable Manhasset Stand - Adjustable Height - 20" by 12

11/29/18 - Manhasset Model #48 Sheet Music Stand I should be ashamed. I ordered this Manhasset Music Stand well over a month ago, received it the same day, put it together in less than five minutes and was playing music from it in less than 7 minutes from the time my husband carried the box upstairs for me. It quickly became my pride & joy, my best purchase of the year and I haven't written a peep about it. Actually, I did write about it--I wrote to a friend to recommend he buy one for his wife for Christmas! I returned to playing a musical instrument from my HS days some decades back. I had my share of "music stands," starting with an open desk drawer, and then my old reliable but wiggly, silver, aluminum, 2-piece folding stand. I had two of those. And then, I recently got a very sturdy steel stand. It was great except the lip that holds music was only 1 inch deep. Seriously, 1 inch? Even my old $10 aluminum stand had a 1 1/2 in. lip. I decided not to mess around with the inadequacies and frustrations of an unprofessional music stand. As much as lower quality stands cost, it wasn't that much of a leap to splurge for a top-quality Manhasset Music Stand, especially when it's on sale. The lip is 2 1/4" deep! I can leave some of my select music books open, so I can easily resume where I ended my previous practice session. With my 1-inch thick Klose book, the stand is as sturdy and stable as ever, even with other books on the stand. I must admit, I read a lot of reviews in which reviewers complained of receiving stands with missing parts, difficulties getting the bottom bolt loose and bookplates that wouldn't raise because of the poles being stuck. And then there were those with dented bookplates, and "feet" that scratched wooden floors and snagged carpets. All of these issues prevented me from buying sooner. After wasting money on a crap stand a couple of months earlier, I decided to quit messing around. I'm just too old to deal with music stand irritations. I decided that out of all of the problems some reviewers reported, there was a larger number of reviewers who received Manhasset stands with all of its parts, bolts that came apart just fine, poles that raised up & down with ease, bookplates without dents and feet that didn't scratch floors and snag carpets (although, I did purchase the floor protectors for $3.71.) I took a chance and don't regret it. With a Manhasset Music Stand, my practice sessions are all about the music, without a hint of music stand drama. I've spent a substantial amount to replace the music I had decades ago, plus some additional stuff, but my Manhasset Music Stand is my pride and joy--perhaps, my best purchase of the year. The Manhasset stand is very sturdy, and very stable. The bookplate tilts all the way back, upside-down. (I can't say I understand why or how someone would use it that way.) The bookplate also swivels around & around to the left, and around & around to the right. The pole telescopes smoothly, up and down without touching a button. When it's at the height you want, you just stop raising or lowering the neck or bookplate--there's no tightening a screw or pressing a pressure latch against the pole. You just stop and the bookplate stays right where you stopped. The bookplate, itself, is pristine--not a dent, scratch or rough edge. The feet are also smooth--no rough spots to scratch floors or snag carpets. As I mentioned, I purchased the floor protectors, but they weren't necessary. This Manhasset Music Stand is exactly as I remember them from High School. Obviously, I'm very pleased with my purchase and I highly recommend it. I apologize for sounding like a commercial, but it's such a pleasure to have. I truly can't think of a better music stand. I did not receive any compensation for my review. All of my comments are strictly my own, based on my actual use. If you find any of my comments beneficial, could you please click on the "Helpful" button below? I've been trying to write more reviews to help others as others have helped me. So, I would appreciate knowing that my comments have helped at least one consumer. Thank you. 7/17/19 Update - I just wanted to say thank those who indicated that my review was helpful. Thank you, I greatly appreciate it! Also, I must say, I still LOVE my music stand! It's among my Top 5 purchases over the last 1 1/2 yrs. A close runner-up is the Black Leather Prestige Buffet Case I purchased for myself last (2018) Christmas. One last thing: I mentioned above, recommending a friend buy a Manhasset Music Stand for his wife. Well, she absolutely LOVED it! She loved it at least as much as I did. It really is a great Christmas gift. In my H.S. and early college days, I never had any money. I worked, but for some reason, I never had any money! (It's hard to accumulate any savings at $2.00 - $2.35/hr!) Back then, even if I was aware Manhasset would sell their music stands to the public, I never could have bought one because I was always poor. It might be a little pricey for an average gift, so, it would be a great gift idea for a parent, grandparent, or significant other to purchase for the musician in their life. Or, if you want to make a good impression on a musician you would like as a significant other . . . well, it definitely would have made a good impression on me! Thank you very much for taking the time to read my review. RIP, my friend. We had the best and worst of times at Goddard!

After my flimsy portable music stand got damaged in a move, I wanted a heavy-duty one. And boy, that's what I got. Suitable as both a music stand and a jousting weapon at Medieval Times, the Manhasset 48 will get the job done. It's a beast. You set your sheet music on it; your music stays put. You read your notation from a tablet? That'll stay there too--the 48 laughs at the heft of your tablet. Big ol' fake book? ¡No hay es problema, mi amigo! However you read music, the Manhasset will hold it for you, unless you're some sort of freak who carves notation into dishwasher-sized granite slabs. In that case you're out of luck. So, five stars for sturdiness. Considering its robustness, the 48 is a breeze to put together. If you've ever been driven to the brink of madness whilst trying to assemble a piece of furniture of Swedish origin, be assured that this won't be a similar experience. Even the most minimally-skilled do-it-yourselfer will have this bad boy put together and holding music in minutes. Five stars for ease of assembly. Observant readers will note that I only gave the 48 three stars as to portability. That's not a knock at the product. Rather, it's an acknowledgement that the 48 isn't meant to be the stand you take along to practice alfresco in a local park or some such. There's nothing preventing you from taking one along, mind you, but nothing on the 48 folds up, so you'll have to toss it into the trunk rather than tuck it into a quaint little shoulder bag like the cheap stand I used to have. That said, the all-metal construction of the 48 will come in mighty handy if, during your alfresco serenade, you're attacked by a pack of enraged weasels. While not common, weasel attacks are nothing to sneeze at, and if it happens you'll be glad you have your trusty 48 along. A couple of whacks upside the noodle with one of these babies and that irritated stoat will think twice before taking you on again. Overall, this is a fine product, one I'd recommend highly. Go ahead and get two. You can always use the second one as a gift at the office holiday party. No one else will have thought to bring one I'd reckon.

Super sturdy, easy to assemble

Excellent. Good, strong and sturdy stand.

Easy to assemble with the right tools. Sturdy. Exactly what you would expect in a good music stand.

Good, solid, well manufactured (USA) stand with, IMHO, some flaws. This is a set it and forget it stand. Put it where you want, at the height you want, and don't plan on moving it. This is not a knock down, portable stand. It's rock solid steady, at least on hard flooring. This is a throw back to the 60's stand in need of updating. Here's why, IMHO, it's not five stars. The flooring protectors are an add on. The music rest lacks sheet music hold down tabs or arms. The pivot piece where the Music rest (the top piece) attaches to the shaft is plastic. If you have a need to frequently adjust the direction of the music rest, there is no means, short of using sockets, of tightening the rest. You can snug the bolt/nut down where there's friction resistance if changing the angle of the music rest but, being plastic, I don't believe that it would withstand repeated movement. If you plan on using this stand for a heavy tablet or laptop, where so many lessons can be found these days on YouTube, I'd be concerned about it crashing to the floor. Plan on purchasing at a BBS a wing nut or knob to tighten the rest into position. The height adjustment (inner/silver) shaft is friction fit. There is no means to lock the height. Not a problem for sheet music but I'd be concerned with a laptop. An update similar to a painters pole with locking adjustments would solve this issue. The instructions are lacking. They mention a 11/16" socket and a screwdriver. They don't mention that you also need a 1/2" socket and/or an adjustable or fixed wrench to secure the pivot piece to the music rest. See photos. This is an extremely well made stand that is rock solid steady. Great for sheet music and/or light music books. Not as secure for securing the music rest angle, nor the height.

Before purchasing this from Amazon I went to a music store. They had this same stand on display and I really liked what I experienced. Of course this stand cost a lot more in the music store but there is nothing like seeing trying before buying. Delivery was made on Saturday even thought scheduled for Monday. Prime is always a very pleasant surprise many times. I read a lot of reviews starting with all the 1, 2 and 3 stars. I have not experienced any of the "problems" shown in these reviews. The packaging and delivery was very good. There was no flaw in the products including no scratches or oil. I was able to loosen the bolt from the end of the pole very easily with a small adjustable wrench, put the feet onto the bottom, insert the bolt and tighten it easily. If I would have a negative comment it would be having to hold the stand very tightly with one hand while tightening the bolt with the wrench, but the bolt does not have to be extremely tight. The desk is metal and easy to put on the top of the pole. It tightens with a philips screw driver. After tightening the desk can be turned to the left or right and will no detach from the pole and does not wobble, which I find is a very good feature. Otherwise you would have to lift the stand off the floor turn the whole stand for proper placement in front of you. Yes, the stand is heavy and does not topple over when the desk bearing a heavy load. This is another feature I like. I use 2-1/2 inch 3 ring binders. All my music is individually put into plastic non-glare sheet protectors and results in the binders being heavy, unlike individual sheet music. The desk is does tilt to lay flat. This is nice but I do not have a need for that, however tilting the desk to fit your need is very easy and will stay in place. Raising and lowering the stand is very simple as well. To raise the stand put one foot on the base, put one hand on the pole and pull upward; this is effortless. Wherever you stop for the height preference the stand will stay there. To lower just push downward on the desk. There are no knobs to tighten height of the stand in place and that is another great feature I like. The pole is one piece and not in section. With the 2-1/2 inch binder closed and laid on the desk ledge there is still some of the ledge showing. The desks depth of the ledge is 2-1/4 inches, width is 20 inches and height is 12-3/4 inches. This accommodates a 2-1/2" 3 ring binder very well. This is a permanent stand; not portable so, you would need a place to keep it when not being used. Besides playing accordion (which is why I purchased this stand) I also have an electronic piano. I have the piano near the wall to support the stand because of the weight of the binder with the sheet music in it. I was finally able to move the piano away from the wall and remove the music stand from it because I put this music stand behind the piano. When I want to play the accordion I just remove it away from the back of the piano and put it wherever I sit to play the accordion. Because of all my eye operations sitting on the piano bench with the music on the piano to play the accordion puts me too far away to see the music clearly. So this was an unexpected surprise too because I was wondering just where I was going to store the stand when not being used. Scratching the floor. Yes, it definitely will scratch the floor, but my apartment has carpeting. Here is a suggestion if you are going to use it on a hard floor. I have rolls of rubber matting used to put under items you do not want sliding around or table tops. (Also great to keep audio/video equipment in place.) You can cut 3 squares and put them under each foot to keep from moving on and scratching the floor. The protectors would be nice but you are forced to buy another item for the stand. Your imagination can be used to prevent being forced to purchase another item. I really like this stand and found it has a lot of benefits that I described above. Also remember, I you have an Amazon credit card and have accumulated points - why not let Amazon pay for it with points? 10 stars from me if it were possible. May God bless you and I hope my review is beneficial to you. - Bobby Blue

Though I haven't verified it, I'd bet that Manhasset, the manufacturer, supplies these music stands for high schools and colleges. It looks exactly what held my sheet music when I was in school. Very well constructed, it doesn't sway or easily tip over. The lip holding the sheet music is generous (about four inches deep) and can support a slender three-ring notebook. Because it comes disassembled, you have to thread the long stem onto the tripod. As the instructions for assembly are minimal and unclear, it took me about an hour to put things together. Probably there's a YouTube video that would guide you through it. (Isn't there one for everything?) My purchase price was between $60 and $75, which is reasonable for a product of this quality.