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StickStand Ideas


Stick "hook" with 2 mounting bolts and hook

Stick "hook" with 2 mounting bolts and hook

Stick "hook" mounted on back of stick

Stick "hook" mounted on back of stick

Playing position with lap-stick

Playing position with lap-stick

Mounting plate (version 1) for stick with Steinberger Tripod stand = 3 5/8 * 12 inch piece of 1 inch 9-ply plywood. 3 holes on left are for the stick; hole on the right has threaded insert for the stand

5/16 inch threaded board insert detail; I got this (for 55 cents) at Channel City Hardware in Goleta, CA (http://ww3.truevalue.com/channelcitylumber/Home.aspx)

Hole with threaded insert recessed

#10-24 x 1-1/2 machine screws

Tap and drill for #10-24 holes

Back of grand stick, note bottom hole (new) threaded for #10-24 machine bolt

Stand-off washers for bolts

Mounting plate mounted (version 1) on grand stick

Head of Steinberger Tripod stand with raised mounting lip (center of circle) filed away

End result: Grand stick on stand

End result: Grand stick on stand

Version 2 = 12-inches long, stained (black cherry) and oiled (tung oil)

Detail of the 3 stick mount holes

Detail of the threaded insert for the Tripod stand's screw

Version 2 mounted on a grand stick

Detail showing stand-off spacer washers

Version 2 in-place

All assembled and ready to plug in

All assembled and ready to plug in (adjusted to playing angle)