Accordion Stools and Chairs

[Keymn]

As I grow older, I am looking at several stools to sit while playing the accordion. I see many that are made for keyboardists and guitarist, but not specifically for the accordion player. I would prefer barstool height, compact folding and light weight/portable. Any suggestions?

 

[Corsaire]

I wanted the same thing for carrying to gigs and finally bought a folding "guitarist's throne" from Thomann as all the folding stools I saw were too low. I removed the two arms for holding the guitar (they just unscrew). It's not quite as high as a bar stool, but is higher than an ordinary folding stool. It's light to carry and I'm very pleased with it. As the seat is a bit hard, I attached a round cushion of thick sponge and the problem has been solved.
There is a handy bar for your feet !

 

[george garside]

any stool that is comfortable and the hight you want can be deemed to be an accordion stool! The stool won't worry if you don't!

I use a 3 legged camping stool that folds and can be slung over your shoulder. These come in various hights the highest being about 65cm. eg Bo--Camp high steel stool 65cm at £17 on amazon. Lots of similar ones in different hights

You could of course bay a load of them , label them as accordion stools. and sell them on for three times as much! All stools are for bums , instruments don't have bums to sit on stools with!

George

 

[JeffJetton]

These are chairs and not stools, but... my wife and I are big fans of Stakmore folding chairs. When unfolded, they look very much like normal wooden chairs, and theyre comfortable and sturdy.

Many of my students have sat on them for several lessons and never noticed they were folding chairs until I happened to point it out.

One of the designs even has a musical lyre pattern:

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[JerryPH]

There was a bit of a discussion in the Roland Yahoo forum. There it seems that many prefer the drummer thrones as they are stronger, more portable, better padded and hence more comfortable and easier to transport.

Some people say that having a bit of a tilt in them (by having the rear 2 legs an inch or 2 higher than the front), helps a lot in ergonomics for those long playing sessions at night.

I can see the advantage of having a throne over a chair, but I use an office chair with rollers in my videos and I use my large thick office chair with the arms removed and it has a Tempurpedic padded seating area... I can spend 8-10 hours a day in that chair (and I have spent weeks at study at those hours), and have no discomfort issues ever.

The most important thing is that one is comfortable. For me, I would think that a stool would be the most uncomfortable... high and makes me place more weight on the right leg and a small, hard, wooden seating area all being issues for me.

 

[Keymn]

Thanks for the input. For now I have this folding high chair from Ikea I bought several years, but hard seat. Not comfortable for long periods but a break chair during short speeches, etc. I looked at those guitar stools but spending $90+ is a risk unless it used many hours in the 30 day trial period. Still doing shows which require standing but looking into the future. Maybe pad that IKEA high chair? It is the right height! Not sure with the strength but had it for several years, no problem...so far.
It folds flat like those wooden chairs above.

 

[george garside]

this thread is of course about ''stools non clinical" :lol: