Stand for VPC-1

I've been using this very stand (K&M 18953) since I got the VPC-1 and can confirm it has proven quite stable. (As opposed to a scissor-action one I had been using with an older, much lighter digital piano.)

Best,
Daniel

If you're handy, the best and cheapest stand is the folding metal saw horse from Lowes.  Extremely sturdy and very quick to set up and take down.  Light to carry.  The legs have to be shortened bay about 2" to 4" and aluminium angle arms added to each end.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_77883-72596-SS-...Z1z11pdk__

Another version is the
http://www.harborfreight.com/foldable-a...69059.html

Costs more. Heavier, harder to set up and carry.  Easier to shorten the legs, legs can also be extended to allow for playing while standing.   Legs only need to be shortened about 1 " and this can be accomplished by drilling a single hole in each of the four adjustable legs.   A strong stand but actually not as strong as the one mentioned above and about 3x's heavier.  Again aluminium angel arms must be added to each end to support the piano.

I have the Harbor Freight one set up as a more or less permanent stand in my living room and use the Lowes one for travel.  There's more leg room under the one from Harbor Freight.

I have made each of these.  If anyone is actually interrested I can provide detailed photos on exactly how to go about modifying these to work very well with digital pianos.

I use a König & Meyer 18953-000-55 (http://produkte.k-m.de/en/product?info=310), rock solid and perfect to play sit on a bench, I have chosen it because it seems durable and well manufactured, I have purchased from a Spanish seller on Amazon.de at a much lower price compared to most on line and local stores.

I advice against the 18950 which is too high in my opinion

Here's my simple yet sturdy DIY solution. It pretty much mimics the furniture style stands that come with many digital pianos. I bought three boards of solid pine and sawed them to size. I then used some black interior paint to give them a nice matching appearance. Turns out the VPC1 rests perfectly on two boards 400 mm wide set exactly 1380 mm apart. Since this is no lightweight piano controller, I decided to use the thicker 28 mm boards available at the local hardware store for vertical support. One 1380 x 200 x 18 mm beam provides plenty of lateral rigidity and also prevents the pedal unit from wandering around.

To attach the VPC1 to the stand I removed the four rubber pads on the bottom and replaced them with suitable corner steel brackets. I screwed the brackets to the side boards and then put the existing screws back on to keep the VPC1 firmly in place.

Hope this helps. (All dimensions in the drawing are in mm. The height of the stand, 640 mm, puts the white key surface at roughly 730 mm from the ground.)