KraftGeek “Capsule” Music Stand [And Accessories] REVIEW:

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Hi Guys,

Today, a product review.

This is the KraftGeek “Capsule” music stand.

This stand won the best music stand award at NAMM in 2024.

Not only, is this a great music stand, but it’s also a great tool for the content creator.

The best part for me, is that the design allows [with accessories] iPad/iPhone and “LumiLight” application for social media needs.

THE BASIC STAND:

Straight out of the box the stand has a sleek, smooth and state of the art feeling. The materials used are top notch.

It’s also pretty light, and very mobile/portable.

The other great thing is that the stand folds and unfolds easily with a sliding telescopic leg support. So, there’s nothing sticking out or sharp

This makes it especially useful for traveling, gigging, orchestral performing and social media/content creating on the go.

ACCESSORIES:

The great thing about this stand is that we can attach a light, an iPhone and/or an iPad .

The “LumiLight”

The light accessory, screws on to the top of the stand.

This, has two settings and can be powered by a USB Power bank or 3 AA batteries.

The iPhone/iPad HOLDER:

Next, we have the iPhone/iPad Holder. This simply screws in, either, at the centre or at the top.

This, can also make the stand into an iPad holder [or iPhone] on its own if needed.

For a musician and content creator this is unbelievably useful, and essential when creating on the go.

This, is what makes the stand so unique, because, it is more of a “Tool” really, a sort of Swiss army knife [of mobility] for a social media and/or gigging musician that dosen’t want to carry a big bulky stand with separate iPad/iPhone stands and cases etc.

PRICE:

Prepare yourselves!….This is not a cheap stand. But, as in all things in life, you get what you pay for.

The stand itself costs [at the time of writing this review] £68

The stand with all accessories costs £114 [at the time of writing this review]

THE CONS:

There are two points that I would say need looking at though.

1] The middle bar needs to go out further and come in closer. As, the clips can’t attach themselves to both ends of the manuscript paper. Not all music paper sizes, but some, especially songbooks.

EXAMPLE:

Diagram showing adjustments for the middle bar of the KraftGeek 'Capsule' music stand, labeled 'In Closer' and 'Out Further'.

The second point: [for me this is not really an issue, but, to some musicians it might] it’s this: This stand does not really hold books that are excessively heavy or super bulky in weight.

Although, in my test it can hold one single heavy [heavy-ish] book without a problem.

Here’s a couple that I tried.

The “Jazz Theory Book” [Thick ring binder book]

This held fine:

This, also held up fine.

But, both together were too much and the telescopic leg slid down a bit.

Again, for me, this was not a problem, [as I use this as a gigging/content creating stand], but, perhaps for some people who wish to use big bulky books at home, a heavy duty stand would be preferable.

IN CONCLUSION:

This stand is a pretty light, mobile, [quick telescopic set up], easy to carry tool that can handle an iPad and an iPhone [and/or Light] with sheet music at the same time.

This is not what I would call a home music stand. Although, it does look really nice in the house and does work relatively well in that function.

But, I would call this a tool for the gigging musician that needs to travel light. This one stand can do the work of having separate stands and cases etc, whilst being hassle free in terms of mobility/portability.

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