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stanbondinc - Posted - 04/17/2024: 14:28:44
I want to buy a dobro stand to hold my instrument flat & steady. My thinking is that it would provide much better support as I struggle to put on my picks, get my tab set up, etc. Any thoughts on the use of a stand, & where I might buy one?
Lounge Primate - Posted - 04/17/2024: 18:15:25
Some have found keyboard stands handy for that purpose.
The gold standard though, IMO, are the Deluxe 34 stands that now are produced by Asher guitars.
stanbondinc - Posted - 04/17/2024: 19:59:37
I looked at those, but very pricy. They didn’t recommend their stands for Dobro & recommended I look at keyboard stands.
Tom Jr. - Posted - 04/19/2024: 10:30:10
I don't know how to find the stand but there are quite a few videos of Emily Hogeback playing with one. I believe she is blind and I saw a picture of her fretboard that has no frets.
youtube.com/watch?v=0o_i-nlAE1M
Dobrojan - Posted - 04/20/2024: 10:28:35
I have seen pics of a stand using a medical walker with a piece of plywood across the top.
Lounge Primate - Posted - 04/20/2024: 13:52:17
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Originally posted by Lounge PrimateSome have found keyboard stands handy for that purpose.
The gold standard though, IMO, are the Deluxe 34 stands that now are produced by Asher guitars.
An inexpensive keyboard stand and a really high quality dobro strap might meet all your requirements. If you're not using a strap, it's a good habit to get into and will solve most of the challenges of holding your guitar while you put on picks, set up sheet music etc.
I have a deluxe34 stand and its real nice. I have brackets for double steels, single dobro, weissenborn---but to be honest, something about a nice dobro guitar sitting up flat on a stand worries me. A strap (with straplock) just seems so much less worrisome. Funny, I don't worry about the lap steels up on the stand--I guess because they are solid planks.
I have a wild one-year old chocolate lab--that might be the root of my paranoia ![]()