I lifehack-ed it!
Philip Glass – Satyagraha
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One of the best purchases I ever made was in 2004, when I drove past a yard sale, saw a piano for sale, slammed on my brakes and bought the thing. Best $150 bucks I’ve ever spent. Plus, the sight of literally rolling the thing 50 yards up the street and into my apartment gave the neighbors amusement for years to come.
Unfortunately, the wooden stand has since become dislodged, and no amount of screwing it back in does the trick, resulting in hours of sheet-music-less piano improvision, which, while certainly entertaining for me, is far less so for my upstairs neighbors. No complaints yet, but it wouldn’t surprise me if I get one soon. Simply put, Chopin has not been heard for ages, mostly due to this lack of a music stand (and the fact that I’m not much of a fan of Chopin).
However, two days ago, while reading one of my favorite blogs, Lifehacker, (essentially an cross between a tech-junkie and DIY – website), I read a post in which a reader fashioned a workable iPad stand using nothing but a metal clothes hangar. Suffice it to say, that post and accompanying video was all the inspiration I needed to adapt a pair of well worn clothes hangars to my current dilemma.
Violà!
Themocracy
hope you’re playing some keith green!
It’s been a while (too long, in fact).
Did you head about this?
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_15105172
No wire hangers!
But they’re so versatile!