Caster Kit, wheels, sliders for moving music keyboard stands

Caster Kit, wheels, sliders for moving music keyboard stands. Its common for gigging musicians to use multiple keyboards on stage, placed on multi-tier keyboards (it could be in the studio too). It becomes a bit of a challenge to move such a setup around, in case you have to make such adjustments/movements. Instead of removing everything and moving one piece at a time, a better option is to use casters/sliders, which makes it easy to move the keyboard stand, along with the keyboards. Checkout these options that will help you easily move around your keyboard stand/workstation.

Moving Keyboard Stands with Pianos/Keyboards

Common to Use Multiple Keyboards

Most keyboard players and musicians wish there was some way to easily move around their heavier 88-key music keyboards/controllers when on stage or in the studio.

While its a great feature to have, stands usually do not come with casters; you have to buy them (casters or sliders) separately that can be added to your existing keyboard stand.

Its common for professional keyboardists, musicians and music producers to use multiple keyboards and they usually multi-tier stands which accommodate all of these, at times even a laptop and/or a microphone.

So such a setup is going to be heavy; especially if you also have a 88-key keyboard with weighted keys (some stage pianos can be very heavy).

Be it at home, on stage or in the studio, there are times when you may have to move around the setup a bit. With everything setup at one place, its a pain to move things around, and do all those connections again.

And you simply cannot push your stand (which doesn’t have wheels underneath), as you run the risk of ruining your carpet/flooring.

Instead of removing everything and moving one piece at a time, a better option is to use casters/sliders, which makes it easy to move the keyboard stand, along with the keyboards.

If you think, this happens quite often with you, a better option is to buy caster kids separately.

You can always use a [easyazon_link identifier=”B001W6Q4VA” locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]furniture slider like this one[/easyazon_link] (and it will do the job), but if you’re looking for something specific for a keyboard stand, you can checkout the [easyazon_link identifier=”B0002GNZ9A” locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Quik-Lok ZM-99 Caster Kit for Z Stands and Workstations[/easyazon_link].

Here’s more on these options.

Quik-Lok Caster Kit for Z Stands and Workstations

The [easyazon_link identifier=”B0002GNZ9A” locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Quik-Lok ZM-99 Caster Kit[/easyazon_link] allows you to add wheels to any Z stand or workstation allowing for easier movement of the entire setup.

While Quik-Lok claims that the Caster Kit / wheels works with all Z Stands, the claim is misleading actually (won’t work with he Z-71 straightaway) because you have to make it work by buying extra hardware and making some cuts to the Z-stand (you may need a hacksaw). Some Z stands have no threads on the bottom to which these casters can attach, so these may not work with those stands.

While these wheels work great on a Z stand, some users have complained that the ‘nuts’ (necessary for the setup) were NOT shipped to them. However, some users said they have received everything, including the depicted wrench, and they were able to have wheels on their Quik Lok Z stand, Roland Z-stand in just a few minutes.

Well, I hope you receive everything with the purchase, but you can always buy the nuts (8×1.25mm) and lock washers (available for under $2 at most places).

Most Z-stands already have holes that usually holds a small rubber feet; the wheels have to be placed in that position (in some cases, you may have to enlarged the holes a bit).

Once the casters/wheels are fitted, you can easily move around the stand along with the keyboards on top of it.

You may have to lower the height of your Z-stand a bit to compensate for the height of the wheels, so that your keyboard is at the right height for you.

1. [easyazon_link identifier=”B0002GNZ9A” locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Quik-Lok ZM-99 Caster Kit (includes 2 locking and 2 non-locking casters )[/easyazon_link]

Buy Keyboard Stands with Wheels

You also have the option of going in for a keyboard stand with built-in wheels (although there are not a lot of options in this category).

The [easyazon_link identifier=”B079YWMH91″ locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Plixio Heavy Duty Z-Style Keyboard piano Stand[/easyazon_link] is one such stand. Its fully Adjustable (length as well as width) and its portable (comes with with wheels).

Furniture Sliders (No Wheels)

Here’s another method that you could try using, and this one doesn’t use any wheels at all (though it works like a charm). These are designed for furniture that are heavier than a keyboards/pianos. These sliders easily slide under the furniture and makes it easy to slide the thing around.

You can use these to move/push heavy music gear/setup such as pianos, recording desks, keyboard/music stands.

1. [easyazon_link identifier=”B001W6Q4VA” locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Super Sliders reusale carpet furniture sliders[/easyazon_link]
2. [easyazon_link identifier=”B00UXHRDD2″ locale=”US” tag=”keytarhq04-20″ cart=”n”]Smart Surface carpet furniture sliders[/easyazon_link]

Read more on furniture sliders here.

More Options

Have you figured out any other way to easily move around your keyboard stand? Please share it below.

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