Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Practice stool

#21

@xmark I think its an age thing because I am the same way mine kills me if I do not have support against it
Of course broken ribs and broke back in the past probably does not help either

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#22

Yea I did 20 years in the military and did things to my body well back then no problem no I fell every hit bang and fall I took

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#23

Hello all thanks for the interest in this project I have gone thru a tablet of paper drawing ideas and have three I plan to make proto types will keep you up to date.

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#24

My ā€œtwo centsā€ worth: Great that you are thinking about this. I canā€™t tell you how many times a friend or family member asks me to pluck out a tune on the banjer, and then I get stuck sitting in a recliner with arm rests, or maybe a wooden rocking char, and then Iā€™m inadvertently leaning back or bumping my elbows into the arm rests, or whatever - just very uncomfortable and pretty much makes it impossible to play decently.

Iā€™ve looked online at drummer stools, but havenā€™t bought anything. So, I like to have my knees about level with or slightly lower than my hips, which puts the stool height at about 19 inches. I ALWAYS use a strap so the banjo is NOT resting on my legs (and sliding away), and by keeping the knees level or slightly below hips, my breathing is more open/easier. Absolutely no arm rests, of course (gotta keep those elbows clear). Not sure about a backrest - I suppose it would be good if it could come in close to your back and prevent you from slouching. Padded seat? Yeah, that would be nice. Underslung drawers - how cool is that. If I had such a thing, I would pretty much take it with me when traveling whenever possible.

:)S

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#25

My mama taught me to NOT to sling my underdrawers :shorts:ā€¦ :crazy_face:

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#26

thanks for the input Scottie most of us are looking for the same thing I had a situation that I wasnā€™t working on the project for a bit but Iā€™m back and on it will keep all up to date

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#27

yea donā€™t want panties in a bunchā€¦LOL:astonished::flushed:

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#28

I tend to use one of these when I play out; it makes you nearly standing height when you sit, it folds nearly flat, is quite sturdy, is made of wood and steel and has a convenient foot rest.

At home, I do like Ben and use an armless office chair with vertical adjustment. For me, I prefer a chair that I can take to a gig. The chair I listed has every thing I want except a place to hang my guitar during instrument changes or breaks. I have thought about attaching a guitar hanger to the back of the seat back.

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#29

morning all well I read all the post and drew a few pic so now going to start to pice together a stool will up date you as the build goes. Thanks for all the help.

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