Music Stand

  This music stand was inspired by the elegant design of Wendell Castle's creation, which can be found in the Art Institute of Chicago Museum.   Castle’s  stand is graceful with clean, elegant lines and tapered legs of bent lamination.  Its lines are simple yet gorgeous.  But, while the stand is visually stunning, it lacks functionality. Nothing is adjustable. To address this issue, the design of this stand incorporates a long sliding dovetail that allows for full adjustment up and down while maintaining its graceful aesthetic.   Long dovetailes are not very forgiving.  A few thousandths of an inch too wide and its movement is sloppy.  Too much and it won’t move at all.  Seasonal wood movement must be accomodated too.  Tilt adjustment is achieved with a wood mechanism as well. Different methods were used to obtain the bends.  Maple is extremely hard and would rather crack than bend.  A single board cut into multiple, very thin laminations, then finely milled and glued back together on