Manhasset Voyager Music Stand

by Manhasset

Product Features

• Voyager Music Stand Black
• Professional quality
• Height adjusts from 28" to 48"(lip of stand to floor).
• Friction grip allows the desk to be raised, lowered , and tilted with one hand
• Folding Base

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002FOEGY
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,054 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

The Manhasset Voyager Music Stand has all the stability, function, and durability as the Symphony Music Stand but with a folding base with a lever lock mechanism for easy assembly, transport, breakdown, and storage. Made in USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only One You'll Need, June 27, 2005

By 

James Rawson "Jamie Rawson" (Flower Mound, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manhasset Voyager Music Stand

In more than 30 years of playing in bands and orchestras, I have
had occasion to use a wide variety of music stands. I have always
preferred Manhasset concert stands as being both fairly
lightweight and extremely durable and dependable. Portable
folding stands have typically been too lightweight with too small a music desk.
For a long while I wished that someone would make
a portable stand with similar qualities to the Manhasset concert
stands, and now they have!

This portable Manhasset stand is in every way the equal of their
concert stands. This stand can easily be the only stand a
musician needs: for home use or for concert use, this stand
has all the features of standard Manhasset stands and adds the
great benefit of easy mobility. The broad base of the stand
folds easily. (It is somewhat broader than the base of a
standard Manhasset stand, which makes it more stable in a windy
setting.) The music desk removes with an easy twist. No tools
are required and the fittings are all quite positive.

If I had know that this stand was available, I would not have
needed to buy the standard version. This truly is the only
music stand I need.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good compromise between durability, strength, and weight, November 23, 2007

By 

Victor H. Agresti "remodeling-guy" (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manhasset Voyager Music Stand

Manhasset Voyager Music Stand

For several years now, I've used a standard Manhasset stand in my practice room at home, and have carried a Voyager music stand to rehearsals and gigs.

Pros:

- Perhaps the lightest of the "black" portable stands that is also fully adjustable for height and shelf angle. (There are sturdier portable stands, but they weigh and cost, more. E.g., the Wenger Gig Stand Folding Music Stand is very sturdy, but it costs over twice as much as the Voyager and it's very heavy.) Easy to carry, as long as you bought the optional Voyager Tote Bag, or, make your own tote bag.

- The music shelf is the same as the one on a regular Manhasset stand, and is quickly adjustable for angle without a locking-knob, simply by tilting it the way you want. It's also easy to affix optional items, such as the Manhasset accessory shelf, a stand light, or slide-on mute holder.

- Quite stable, even when used outside on the grass or in the wind. Just as stable as the standard Manhasset stand.

- Strong enough to hold a stuffed music folder, without flinching, or sliding down.

- Attractive enough to use on any gig.

- Can quickly raise the stand with one hand during a gig when playing a solo, if you put your foot on the base to prevent lifting the whole thing. This can't be done on stands with screw-locks on each section.

- Excellent quality. Mechanism has worked well without issue.

Cons:

- Even though mine has worked well for several years, there are three major plastic parts that, if they broke, would render the stand useless. I.e., the thumb-locking ring that tightens the top to the stand; and two plastic rings that slide on the stand "pole". The standard Manhasset stand, by contrast, is 100% steel, which means it should last virtually forever.

Summary:

An excellent product at a reasonable price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never need another stand again!, January 8, 2007

By 

Steve - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manhasset Voyager Music Stand

This stand is the aesthetic and functional equal to the original model of the Manhasset. The only difference is that this one is truly portable! Visually, the only way you can differentiate between this stand and the original is that the base is different to make it possible for the stand to fold up. You don't need another stand if you own this one. The stand plate is removable, with an easy-to-use locking mechanism at its base, and the legs of the stand fold up. The stand extends to, as far as I can tell, the full extension of the basic model, so it's comfortable for use both standing up and sitting down.
As a professional chamber musician, there is a priceless convenience factor that comes with this stand. Wire stands appear unprofessional, but the standard Manhasset takes up a lot of trunk space in a car, even a large car. This is an absolutely essential piece for the musician who frequently travels.