Folding Music Stand: How to Assemble

How to assemble a folding music stand correctly: There is no doubt that a folding music stand is quite portable, and occupies less space when not in use. But in can be a bit tricky to assemble when you buy a new one. Here’s how to do it the right way.

A music stand is a useful accessory for music students as well as performers. A folding music stand lets you save space, is convenient, and is more portable (preferred by most performing musicians. You can also easily adjust their height as per your requirement. Height-adjustable means that you can use them with most music instruments, either in seated or standing position.

The recent metal music stands are more flexible in the sense that even the tripod collapses that saves you more space and they are lightweight as well.

Any music stand usually has three major components – the Desk where the sheet music rests, the tripod or the base, and the shaft which connects the desk to the base. So most folding music stands will give you the option to assemble and disassemble these things.

Even though its easy to put them together, the inexpensive folding music stands may not come with proper instructions (especially if you’re buying a used one). Though most of the time, it is easy to assemble these, in case you are stuck and not sure how to put this together, here are instructions on how to assemble a folding music stand.

Check the various parts

Most stands will have these parts:

• The legs / base
• One or more tubes
• Shelf to keep the sheets

Reviews of the best music stands…Though you really don’t need any tool to assemble these stands, it is quite handy to have things like a screwdriver or wrench at your disposal. Some of these stands may use screws/nuts which you may have to tighten up. The assembly instructions are provided and it is quite easy to follow them.

Open the legs

Unscrew anything that is holding the legs in place. You need to open the legs and lock it in the tripod position.

Check the tubes

You may have a couple of tubes, where one goes inside the other to make it height adjustable. The lower end of the tube goes in the tripod base, and the upper end of the tube attaches to the bigger book shelf.

Things to keep in mind

To begin with, you will have to release, or unscrew, or unlatch the components so that you can move things around. Once in place, tighten everything together, and use the latch to fix the height.

This is how to assemble a folding music stand.

Here are some videos to help you out:

This video shows how to assemble a wooden folding music stand:

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