K&M 18860 Spider Pro SI

This is a good keyboard stand that is obviously well made, but it's worth pointing out a couple of things before prospective buyers take the plunge with this.

1:- Small mono synths and keyboards of less than 26.378" in width will be too small for this stand as the width of the arms are not fully adjustable.

2:- There is some lateral movement when playing. Your Keys will wobble if you play remotely hard on this.

The height adjustability of this stand is great though and although there is wobble, weirdly it does not feel too unstable. Very quick set up time fore this stand too.

This is still one of the coolest stands out there in my opinion. I have tested many double tier stands and this one has the best looks and is one of the more stable ones. Especially for the top tier, it is rock solid even when you extend the arms fully. The bottom tier however is slightly wobbly sideways. I have experimented with different keyboards, stage pianos and an ironing board and they all wobble. It does not affect playing really unless you are going for some sort of speed record hammering session.

The rest of the construction is solid and stable. And heavy, more than you would think. After using this on stage for a while with both tiers full I have now decided to only use the stand in my studio. For use on stage I would recommend a well programmed synthesizer with a soft case and a simple lightweight single tier stand. Unless you have roadies, then go meshuggah!!!

I purchased this stand in Oct '12 and it is now March '15, I have been gigging with this stand ever since. Thats an average of 4 gigs a week!

An essential purchase if like me you play both Keys and Guitar(Guitar FX boards like the Fractal audio MFC-101 fit between the spider legs!)

Very sturdy construction, Well able to take my Fantom X6 on the top tier and Motif 7 on the bottom tier with no fear of the arms giving way.

Also has the added benefit of being able to mount a microphone boom stand on top of the main chassis thus saving on set-up time and Valuable stage space!

Although I tend to take care of my equipment i.e most of my gear is flight cased, I chose to forego any type of bag/case for the Spider Pro and apart from a few scrapes there has been no service affecting damage sustained since Oct '12, a very reassuring fact!