Manhasset 1100 Music Stand Accessory Shelf

These stand shelves are great. The obvious use is for pencils or other small gear, but when I double on piccolo, I’ll often keep my piccolo on this shelf for quick changes or to keep the piccolo warmer than near the cold floor. It’s a lot lighter weight to carry around to different venues. This isn’t necessarily the recommended use, but it works for me in some circumstances. I prefer Manhasset stands above others, own several of them, and play in ensembles that use Manhassets, I ended up buying a second accessories shelf- one for travel and one on my main stand at home. They slide on and stay on without adhesives or turning a screw, don’t interfere with page turns, and are sturdy with a little bit of flexibility for ease of use. I’m a professional musician and teacher with decades of experience, and I recommend these. They fit in a standard gear bag for flutes just fine, add almost no weight, and my first one has survived traveling around in bags for years with no damage. The shelf isn’t tall enough to accommodate my Korg tuner, but will handle a clip on metronome or Korg tuning clip plus cord. Recommend, it’s worth it. Manhasset, how about making an accessories shelf that will fit a Korg tuner?

Okay this seems like a silly idea but it is not. If you practically live next to your music stand like I do then you know this is important. You need your music stand for your sheet music. If you put other things on the music stand then they get in the way of you moving pages of music. This little shelf changes all that. I use it for reading glasses, pens, guitar tuners, guitar slides, and even harmonicas. For the price this gives you a heck of a lot. Note this works on Manhasset stands. Some other stands have wires in the front that would get in the way. Beware.

Fits well and holds my cello bow.

Holds my pencil like I need, but I did have to take the metal clips that hold the book pages open off of the stand in order for it to fit. Since I probably wouldn’t use the attached clips often and needed somewhere to put my pencil so that it wouldn’t be in the way, I didn’t mind too much. Luckily they were pretty easy to remove.

When I ordered this accessory shelf the description made it sound it might not be usable on many stands. Frankly, I can't see how it won't work with just about any stand, meaning only in some rare cases. Also is the objection that it has the appearance of being easily breakable. It might be but you would have to do something way out of the ordinary to do break it. It is just plastic, but that does not mean it doesn't serve its function completely well. Regardless of all the apprehensions and really unfounded concerns of breaking and so on, it immediately removes the clutter from the stand and places frequently used items quickly within reach. This is really useful when on a stand such as at home so you don't go reaching for tuners and so on. It keeps everything nicely within reach. Because it is plastic so it could break, but I have had it for some time now and the stand has hit the floor and it works just fine. If there is one complaint it is that there is no lip or enclosure at the ends so if the stand tilts everything (pencils, markers, etc) fall off, but they would do this anyway if left beneath the music. Yet that is easily fixed by using some of that sticky putty for hanging pictures under a small shallow plastic tray inserted on the bottom. I think this type of accessory is a must for any stand. I've seen professional stands with this shelf built in, mine didn't have one so I went looking and found this great item. I am completely happy with it. It makes the whole music process just that more enjoyable and improves one's ease when studying and practicing. Plus it removes quickly and easily when folding up the stand. It is a great thing and can't be beat for all the ease of use, flexibility, and functionality it provides.

Super helpful! No pen dropping anymore!

The music stand accessory shelf is a necessary addition. I love it. It’s sturdy, easy to assemble, and it blends in well.

Great product, works as designed.