K&M 18810 Omega Black

The K&M 18810 is not fancy but it is really solid. Nicely overbuilt even. The stand itself is clean and pure function but it could have been improved by some basic cable management. The stand is not highly portable - but it is a rock-solid and practical foundation if you're not gigging with it.

I have a fairly heavy Kawai MP11 88-key piano/controller perched atop this K&M stand - and it is extremely well-supported.

As far as the layout of the slots for accessories (2nd tier, mic boom, etc.): you will have about 74cm total spread between 13 accessory slots,each spaced about 55mm apart. I would have liked a little more extension so that the accessory slots could be a little wider, toward the edge of an 88-key keyboard; however, the design is still really practical, easy to setup and is fairly flexible.

The height-adjustment knobs are well-designed with positive feedback locking mechanisms. Once securely in place, nothing is going anywhere until you want it to do so.

With a big & heavy keyboard, once the keyboard is in place it is impossible to adjust the horizontal positioning of stand accessories without removing the keyboard from the stand to access the mount points. That might be obvious but it's something to consider. Don't let the hired help leave before the job is done!

I do think this stand could have used some basic cable management (hooks, channels, etc.). The stand arrived with some hook & loop straps which do the job but the appearance could have benefited from proper cable management.

Thomann did a fantastic job of securing speedy and courteous shipping.

Used for studio set up but can also be used for location, the unit dismantles and can be carried flat. The keyboard can not be attached but we are not concerned that it would be knocked off the stand. The stand is lightweight but very sturdy.

1. Be prepared for slight wobble if fully extended in height, we use it sitting down and it is solid. 2. Minor observation is that the stands 4 large round rubber support for the key board can brush against your legs if low enough when in the sitting position. Some of the accessories for this board are not well thought through. We purchased the mic attachment and the Laptop holder, both very solid in construction.

2. So impressed that we purchased another white stand for a white Yamaha motif xf anniversary.

We always check to see if K&M do the stands we are looking for as they appear to be the best. Tenor and Baritone saxophone, electric guitars, keyboards and mic stands are all on K&M stands. Recommended over 'X' design legs.

Nicely made and all the bits fit together as they should. Very robust when assembled. It isn't easy to adjust the height when the keyboard is on the stand and I think K&M need to put their thinking caps on. Having to take the keyboard off and on to change height is a bit of a fag.
The same applies to the supports the keyboard rests on. I have a Roland F20 and the 2 supports are too long for this keyboard. The back edge of the keyboard hardly touches the rear pad and the only way to get over this would be to have the front pad sticking out forward of the leading edge of the keyboard which would be a bit ugly. I don't see that it would be that hard to make the supports telescopic.
Also, the holes in the top bar of the frame provided for the supports to engage with don't allow me to match the distance Roland have separated the feet on the keyboard by. A wider range of holes would give more choice and that would be better.
This is a robust, well manufactured stand when all is said and done with room for only the slightest improvements.