Mellotronists

Thanks for all the replies (some off-list); sounds like lots of folks
are using the A-frame style.  Coincedentally, someone was selling the
Mirage three-tier A-frame locally, so I picked it up for cheap this
afternoon.  

Stability is the only thing I'm unsure of with this style - has anyone
ever had a synth landslide?  I'm giving all the wingnuts good torque
and doing a stress test overnight before loading up the gear.

In case anyone's curious, I'm planning to put a Prophet 5, Minimoog,
Sonic Six, Linndrum, and CR-78 on this thing (with Taurus I pedals below).

Jeff - Funny you mention, my Simmons kit is gathering dust as well.  I
hate selling anything, but that's on my 'got to go' list ..

guybrush

> it seems that ultimate support has dropped their "a-frame" stands,
> at least i can't seem to find them new, and only rarely spotting one
> on ebay. i have a 4-tier utimate support a-frame myself, and i put
> the crt for my roland s-50 sampler atthe top, and an infrequently
> used roland vp-330 up toop next to it. i think i saw another brand
> of a-frame recently, but can't recall the details. i find it a fairly
> efficient use of space, but i use it for things that i don't really
> play via their keyboards, and it's sort of pushed back behind a
> couple short 19" racks that sit under the items on the bottom tier.
> it's not THE most efficient use of space, but not bad, at least for
> my purposes [and i have my simmons kit buried underneath collecting
> dust :( ]
> 
> it's getting harder to find "high density" keyboard racks.
> i see a lot of people utilizing restaurant shelves.
> they might be a reasonably priced solution, but i think they are
> hard to reconfigure without removing everything and then you need
> a lot of space to work with it all after it's broken down.
> 
> please let us know how you make out in your situation.
> i'm also curious to know what other people here are using.
> 
> 
> ...jeff
>