Orchestra Stand Light

Okay, so one other review mentions that this thing isn't as sturdy as it could be. Dude, it's a $20 light. Seriously. I have two of these, one on my music stand and one on my student music stand and they work great. Yea, they're a little flimsy but it IS an inanimate frieking object, after all. Given reasonable use, they'll give you years of service, look decent and the clamps hold fine if you get them tight enough. Bolting metal together tends to do that. My only gripe, really, is that these have a 6' cord. Somebody somewhere saved some copper and the result is a design that doesn't work as well as it could. Say the top of your music stand is 48" off the ground. That gives you 24" of line once it touches the ground. And on a typical music stand, it takes 1' just to clear the stand's footprint, so you can sit essentially 1' from the outlet. See the problem? Stupid. Anyway, don't be scared of this light. It works really well for most practice environments, and I would hope that if you were gigging and touring, you'd have your music memorized anyway.

I have purchased Weise orchestra stand lights in the past with great success. They work wonderfully. This light was advertised as a "Weise Orchestra Stand Light", but was NOT manufactured by Weise (according to the box it came in). I was VERY disappointed and had to return all 8 lights that I purchased. Shame on you, Johnson String Instrument Co., for not advertising the correct manufacturer for this stand light! If it isn't made by Weise, then say so. When the light is clipped to the music stand, the weight of the bulb housing causes the light to sag and droop gradually down to touch the music stand which, of course, renders it useless to see with. I am VERY disppointed!

This lamp is not good enough to meet standards for daily use or for anyone who uses a notebook full of sheet music on a standard stand. The clamp is definitely cheap quality. The weight of the lamp head moves the light downward no matter how tightly you cinch the nut/bolt assemply. The light socket is poor quality and jiggles a bit if the stand is nudged or moves with the action nearby. It's a cheap price, but also a cheap lamp. Replaced it immediately and put this one in the workshop, where I find it just as inadequate.