Customer Reviews

Mighty Bright Duet Music Stand Light

5 star:		(53)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I have gone through a long series of music stand lights over the last 30 years or so, always trying to find a 'better mousetrap'. I desired a small, lightweight illuminating device that could run without needing to be plugged in and would still take up a minimum of space in my instrument case(s).

My latest is the new XtraFlex Duet lamp from Mighty Bright, a company with lots of different models. The Duet is the dual lamp version of the regular XtraFlex lamp, being identical except for the extra light emitting head.

The base unit is just big enough to hold the battery comprised of three AAA alkaline cells, plus the spring clip mechanism that grabs onto your music stand, music folder, or book. Extending from the top are two narrow goosenecks that terminate in penny-sized LED heads, one super-bright white LED per head. Each head also has an on/off switch and a lens that distributes the LED light over a wide area of about the size of a normal page of music. The goosenecks are flexible enough to allow them to be easily wrapped around the base unit for storage, yet firm enough to support the weight of the LED heads in whatever position you place them.

Having a separate power switch for each head is a nice touch, because if you only need light from one head you can turn the other one off to save battery life. However, I suspect that Mighty Bright just put two gooseneck/head assemblies on a single base unit and shrugged their collective shoulders when they discovered this meant having two power switches. Hard to be sure, but it's the results that count in this case.

Battery life is good, since by my calculations and experiences with other AAA powered LED lamps, you should be able to get quite a few hours out of a battery set.

Brightness is not overwhelming, but is certainly adequate to make pages of music easily legible in even the darkest orchestra pits.

I find that this lamp does a better job of lighting a pair of side-by-side pages than my previous Mighty Bright lamp, the Mighty Bright Triple LED Music Stand Light, which was larger, heavier, could not reach over tall music as well, and was generally less flexible in different situations.

I would rate this lamp 5 stars, except for the slightly lower than desired build quality---professionals would like to see a device that is just a bit less typical-Chinese-plastic......for example, a pro who uses a lamp frequently, or a church that uses them twice a week for hand bell choir rehearsals and services (for example), might expect to change batteries often enough that they would appreciate beefed up version.

Still, a very nice lamp fairly priced at about $20.

This light's is great so far. I used it for the first time on a gig two nights in a row, 4 hours each and the batteries are still going strong. Light out put is great; we used it to illuminate part of our small stage to help tear down when it was dark.

I bought both the Mighty Bright XtraFlex Duet Super LED light as well as the SUper GigLight. The Mighty Bright Duet is rather dim by comparing to the Super Giglight. However it is about 60% cheaper. I have just noticed that Mighty Bright has a new Duet light out with 4 instead of 2 LEDs. Perhaps I should return the one I have and order the new model instead.

As a professional musician I have worked with many types of lights. Love this one.

I'm an adult taking music lessons and bought this based on recommendations here, and also because it's cordless, and I like to move my music stand around and practice in various locations, including out on the porch at night (in nice weather). I'm frankly very disappointed with the strangely faint blue light this casts on the sheet music. One or the other of the lights went out several times as I moved the heads around to illuminate dark spots on the sheet music. Then, after only 9-10 hours total use, it appears the batteries (the recommended high quality ones) have died. Strangely, my music teacher bought one after I did, and he told me he didn't like the light either. Based on reviews of other stand lights, I think I'm buying a cheap, goose-necked, plug-in clamp lamp for this purpose, and giving up on the high tech solutions.

The lighting in our church is very poor, especially up front where the choir stands. Our choir director requested some sort of additional lighting so she could see better. I ran across this item and to be honest I was very skeptical from any online pictures I saw - it just didn't look very substantial. But I needed to find a solution and find it fast, so I decided to take a chance. I knew I could return it if it didn't work out. Well, it has worked out great and exceeded my expectations and our choir director is very happy. It is very small and sleek, so it is not obtrusive. Both lights are adjustable for just the perfect positioning. And the beam of light from each arm is very consentrated - it goes right to the page. The clip will allow you to place it in the most convienent spot on your music stand. It is very easy to turn on and off. It takes 2 AAA batteries. It is absolutely worth the price.

I am very pleased with the lights. A lot easier than the electric stand lights with extension cords and having to find an electrical outlet. Plenty of light and so far battery life has not been a problem. I have tried other battery lights which were a much more expensive, and felt fortunate if the batteries lasted through one gig. We have had these for a month and have used them for 6 weddings so far. The batteries have lasted through several hours of use and the lights are still as bright as the first use. They are light-weight and compact for easy storage and transport, we carry them with us in our stand case.

This is a perfect light for someone who doesn't want to carry around a big stand light with a power cord, or plays in places where electrical outlets are unavailable. I picked this up because it's light, bright and cordless.

I've been in too many situations where I've had to chart a course through a sea of cords from traditional stand lights. This solves the problem. It weighs very little and is extremely compact. The LED's are bright for their size and easy to adjust. Battery life is good and the bulbs will never burn out.

That said, I think this light is best for low light situations where you need a little extra help reading the page. The coverage of the lights isn't quite broad enough to fully illuminate anything bigger than a two page sheet of music in a completely dark pit. For those situations, a traditional big stand light is in order. For everything else, the Mighty Bright works just fine.

a must-have for any performing musician with a music stand! lighting in most stages, no matter what size, and rehearsal rooms too, is usually poor for reading! And don't think it's a luxury not to have to re-direct the light every time you need it shining on the other page!

Excellent product, it lights quite well, whether lighting one or two pages of sheet music, hooks up easily to my music stand, best of all, it curls up into a very small ball next to my mouthpieces in my euphonium case for safe and efficient transport to music gigs. Highly recommended to all.