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Post by borborygmus on Jun 15, 2022 10:25:35 GMT
The price was why I got my mate to make me one. He used some surplus kitchen worktop for the seat base and other off-cuts for the rest. If you know a friendly joiner, I could email you some pictures and dimensions. Brian If you do have some drawings Brian I will certainly try and find someone. Robbie I wonder if someone like www.stand-made.co.uk would be interested in making one as a trial?
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Post by Phil Taylor on Jun 15, 2022 16:52:57 GMT
It’s dollars not euros so nothing to do with Brexit Robbie 😀 I was referring to shipping costs to Western Europe being $100 and everywhere else $300. I take it not being in Europe wr come under the higher tier! Ahhhh I see where you are coming from however the UK is still in Europe geographically and it does say Western Europe not the EU. Some EU member countries are in eastern Europe so I suspect they are not actually meaning the EU when they say western Europe but I don't know for sure. I suppose someone would have to buy one to find out properly...... It does look a great chair and I need something proper too because I'm having posture problems too I think.
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Post by NikGnashers on Jul 12, 2022 5:53:38 GMT
I tried a few different cheap guitar stools, and they all 'creak' which is annoying, so personally I think spending a little more on something which is built to a slightly better quality is worth the investment.
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Post by surfguy13 on Jul 12, 2022 6:19:20 GMT
I have never found anything better than an old victorian kitchen chair. It was just marginally too low so my wife made a cushion for it and it is now spot on. My take on chairs/stools is that they need to be pretty much exactly the right height to ensure that your feet are firmly on the ground when playing. Too high and you are trying to balance on the front of your foot and too low and your knees are higher than your thighs. I bought a beautiful old French architects stool years ago with a steel ring for your feet and a micro adjustable seat so you can lock it in at exactly the right height but......I just never use it. Looks great and is really comfortable to sit on but I still prefer the old kitchen chair!!
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Post by curmudgeon on Jul 18, 2022 21:08:29 GMT
Hi, FWIW I made this video back in 2017/8 when I was still recovering from cancer treatment and suffering shoulder issues due to losing about 50lbs in as many days along with muscle mass. It isn't normally an issue for me. see the simple folding chair.
The important aspect is to have your upper leg parallel with the floor so the guitar is held just by your picking hand inner elbow (your antecubital fossa) - but you knew that disdn't you?
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Post by surfguy13 on Jul 19, 2022 7:15:12 GMT
Hi, FWIW I made this video back in 2017/8 when I was still recovering from cancer treatment and suffering shoulder issues due to losing about 50lbs in as many days along with muscle mass. It isn't normally an issue for me. see the simple folding chair. The important aspect is to have your upper leg parallel with the floor so the guitar is held just by your picking hand inner elbow (your antecubital fossa) - but you knew that disdn't you? Totally agree.....it is so important to have your leading leg, or ideally both legs, parallel to the floor. As I mentioned in my post on this thread a few days ago, I use an old Victorian kitchen chair and it is perfection. The chair is the ideal height for me at 5' 11" and both my legs sit parallel to the floor. Not only is it much better for your posture, particularly if you play a lot seated, but it is also the perfect ergonomic position to play comfortably without stressing your arms, shoulders or neck. This is particularly the case if you play a dreadnought as you have to get 'over' the guitar when you play seated and if you are not sitting upright this is much harder and will often cause neck and shoulder pain. I found this to be particularly the case with my old PJE 12-fret dreadnought.
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Post by surfguy13 on Jul 19, 2022 9:27:38 GMT
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For some reason my above comment seems to have ended up in the quote box?! Sorted! Thank you! I'm sure it was user error....................!!
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