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Anyone using this new Stay Red keyboard stand? Seems to designed for 88 note weighted action.
Looks the business!

At that price...

Yes, not cheap!

And on the US website, the two tier version is only $13 more...

I have been using the STAY two-tier stand (single column) for a year or more, and I have to say I really like it.

Extremely light, very sturdy, easy setup and break down, and a vibrant, pulsating RED. My SpiderPro is now in backup status as a result.

As I have just started up with this trio where I'm playing a single NP4, I'm eyeing that exact stand for the act.

Hey, Chuck - If you didn't already have the single-column Stay stand with two tiers, would you just get the two-tier, two-column piano stand and use it for both one and two keyboard gigs? If not, what do you see as the advantages of the single column stand for two-keyboard gigs (or the disadvantage for your NP4-only)?

The reason I ask is that I'm going to go back to standing while playing (instead of using the Nord legs for my NS3-88) and I may want to use the Juno-DS61 as a second tier, but I'm not committed to it yet. I really want something stable and the K&M 18880 has a bit too much side-to-side sway for me at the height I use it (otherwise, its impossibly light with no bounce or front-back movement - I see why people like it). Thanks!

Hey Chuck, speaking as one who likes to “lean into” their instruments... how stable is your two-tier, in comparison to the Nord legs, or one of the beefy On-Stage x-stands, that absolutely do NOT flex, ever?
And is there room for five pedals down there?

cphollis wrote:I have been using the STAY two-tier stand (single column) for a year or more, and I have to say I really like it.

Extremely light, very sturdy, easy setup and break down, and a vibrant, pulsating RED. My SpiderPro is now in backup status as a result.

As I have just started up with this trio where I'm playing a single NP4, I'm eyeing that exact stand for the act.

Let me know when you get it!

RustyMike: I'm looking at the dual-column, single-tier STAY stand for a solo 88 piano gig with two singers. My single-column two-tier stand sticks up too high, and doesn't look right, visually speaking. I play sitting down, not standing. I'm ok with a little bit of sway on my 88. More about the esthetic.

PScooter63: There's some flex, but I play seated and don't tend to bang too hard on the far ends of the 88. As above, a little sway is OK with me. Look closely at pedal space if that's a concern -- it's a bit cramped directly under the column(s). I only play with three, and it's OK.

Other than that, it's a really spiffy stand.

@solmaster, thanks for starting this thread. Timely for me. Chuck, thanks for the comparison with the single column. Good comments as always. I ordered the 2-tier double-column in red today. Supposed to arrive Friday. I’ll post an update after I’ve had a chance to try it out.