Comments on: Orchestra 101: Chairs

By: Lyle Sanford

Lyle Sanford — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:01:27 +0000

Bruce Riggs mentions the possibility of a footrest. I’m taller than average, but all the extra height is from my waist to shoulders, so without a footrest, playing “on the leg” doesn’t work. An adjustable footrest meant for guitar players works for me, but the lowest setting might be too high for others, depending on the chair.

By: John Ericson

John Ericson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:11:20 +0000

There are some posture chairs out there that I don’t like to sit in much. One other random thing I found out was that in most situations I played at in Taiwan the chairs were too short for me.

By: Bruce Hembd

Bruce Hembd — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:28:30 +0000

For me I avoid that type of musician chair with the built-in, large hump in the seat of the chair. It seems like once a year or so I play a job where the venue has these – - I much prefer a folding chair over the bump in the rump..

By: Bruce Riggs

Bruce Riggs — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:57:40 +0000

I have just recently come to realize the importance of chair height, after returning to horn playing in my 40′s. I am tall, and play “on the leg” – some of the Wenger chairs are too tall for me to play comfortably. Maybe some type of foot rest is the answer…