Those details aside, the piano drawer is wonderful… it feels rock-solid, and I’m already back to reaching over to play whenever the mood strikes! I’ve been on a Satie kick for a while… here’s my take on the Gnossienne #4 in 2010 (on my Roland RD-700SX, with a corresponding article about studio-desk packaging): For this DIY project, the creators were able to transform a simple industrial shelf into this amazing audio rack. In this DIY guide, you won’t need serious woodworking tools, however, you will need a couple of tools for the transformation process. Also, I can’t use the music stand that came with the Kawai since it mounts on the back of the piano, so have restored the Manhasset 5301 to its original configuration since my modification for the PX-5S three years ago… and it is a loose item that has to be stowed. This is one of those projects that would make your mouth drop. I can’t do anything about the height (the 32″ desktop is 1½ ” thick), but I think I’m going to cut a little knee relief under the center of the piano and then try to match that bullnose edge with the router even though nobody will ever see it besides Isabelle the cat. I have only two complaints… the key tops are a bit low at 27½ inches and my knees touch the support shelf when I’m playing. Shop carefully for both closed length and travel length, and if you want the locking ones, the best source is McMaster-Carr. The outer frame (against my hand in the photo) is 3 inches wide, and that yellow lever at the right end is the lock release. These were not cheap at $129/pair (early 2016) and closer to $200 in 2023, but I wanted something I could count on. Given the dimensions of keyboard and desk, I went with a high-capacity side-mount full-extension locking slide from McMaster-Carr, good for 500 pounds ( Accuride 9301 heavy-duty slides in various lengths are on Amazon, but most of them are without locks). I am fond of heavy-duty, industrial-scale hardware, so my first decision involved the drawer slides. I do love this thing, but it sure looked huge when I hauled it aboard and stared at it! Fabrication My digital piano in the photo above is a Kawai MP7, which weighs 46 pounds (21 kg) and is a bit bulky at 53 ¼” W x 13 ⅓” D x 6 ¾” H (1352 x 339 x 171 mm). If you clone this for a different keyboard, you’ll probably want to tweak the dimensions.
Extended, the piano dominates the space, and the computer keyboard is also on a pull-out drawer so they can be used at the same time.Īny project like this is highly implementation-specific this article includes the details of my own solution, but it was designed with very tight tolerances to make maximum use of available space. This dictated maximum knee clearance to keep the workspace comfortable, and when retracted, it effectively disappears.
Home made music shelf software#
It was important that the drawer not interfere with other uses of the desk… electronics lab, writing, ham shack, video production, and software development.
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