Best keyboard benches according to redditors

Mine looks similar except I have a different piano bench.

I have this: https://www.amazon.com/SONGMICS-Adjustable-Wooden-Storage-ULPB57H/dp/B072WMPXMM/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=piano+bench&qid=1569954645&s=gateway&sprefix=piano+&sr=8-7

It is really all worth it, I started 6 years ago as an adult (at 27) and now that I feel at least competent (some days haha), it's a really great feeling.

The there is a better way is that they sell fairly inexpensive piano benches that fold up for storage. I own one of these for when I have to play someplace without a bench (and have to bring my keyboard). I really like it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VOOOKA/

She is so adorable! She seems to have a good ear and a good sense of time, but you really should not let her play on a folding chair unless it is the only chair she can sit in where her feet touch the floor. Folding chair seats lean down towards the back, which forces your your body weight backwards. This is really bad for your cello posture and position. A flat seat like one of the chairs behind her in this video are much better. She will learn faster the better her sitting position is, because it will not restrain her motion as much as an optimal position. Tell her she is awesome!

You might consider http://www.amazon.com/JSI-Adjustable-Portable-Piano-Cello-Musician-Stool-Seat/dp/B009OXUN56/ref=sr_1_14?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1458837058&sr=1-14&keywords=musician+chair


or better (and more expensive) http://www.amazon.com/ADJUSTRITE-Musicians-Chair-Vivo-USA/dp/B0016OIIX0/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1458837058&sr=1-2&keywords=musician+chair

If pedal is absolutely necessary, maybe see if someone has a pedal stool?

It's pretty important to not be at an uncomfortable angle. I would try to pad the seat with something to give yourself some extra height if you can't afford a taller bench. If you can, this one is pretty good.

I'm 5'1.5"! I use this one: https://www.amazon.com/Ohuhu-X-style-Adjustable-Padded-Keyboard/dp/B017B1NB7Y/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1520610418&sr=8-6&keywords=piano+stool

It's cheap, it folds flat, and it fits into a large bag with my music so I can cart it around.

+1 this thread, as I myself am looking to purchase a chair for home practice for awhile now.

I've been trolling Craigslist trying to find a decent, older parlor chair on the cheap but to no avail. I grew up practicing saxophone on a piano bench at home (I'm 6'5"), and I thought the piano bench would transition well into playing the cello ergonomically. I was considering a well-made piano bench like this more expensive model or the slightly cheaper one, or even this (all of which appear to be more economical 'Jansen-like' mechanism piano benches).

Anyone with thoughts on this?

you can get what is considered to be an "artist bench" for about that much money; something like this. I got one with the piano I purchased and it is comfy and can adjust quite a bit

I'm not sure what's your budget (the bench in the link is 100$), but I got this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DBEAM0/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 2 days ago and I absolutely love it! Is super comfortable and looks great.

Ideas:
-Can sit on some books to raise yourself a bit higher
-Get yourself a higher bench, there's this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GUR8V8/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
-Put books or planks underneath the bench itself, if you prefer the feel of the bench seat.
-Get something else to support the piano. Doesn't have to be the stand, can be a bookshelf or whatever works.

Here's everything I bought for mine:

• Bench - $30
  
  
• Stand - $60
  
  
• [Garritan CFX VST] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KLFF91O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) - $170
  
  
• Audio Interface - $100 Comes with ableton which can be used to record the midi and also comes with a free addictive keys piano. Pretty nice for the price. There's about 7 ms of latency when I use this setup on my laptop which is completely unnoticeable.
  
  
• [VPC 1] (https://www.musicstore.de/en_US/EUR/Kawai-VPC1-Masterkeyboard/art-SYN0004258-000) - About $1400 dollars after shipping and a duty tax of $76 will be charged if you live in the U.S. Still cheaper than I was able to find it elsewhere
  
  You'll also need a nice pair of speakers or headphones. I use the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700x's which are open back and they sound pretty good. I actually got a set of Sterling MX5 studio monitors in addition to my headphones to set on top of the piano and they sound amazing. If you ever think you will be playing for anyone or performing I recommend getting a pair of the MX5's. It's about $200 and then $10 for a cable. They will hook right up to the audio interface.

> Roland FP-30

• https://www.thomann.de/gb/roland_ksc_70_bk.htm
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-PKBB1-Adjustable-Keyboard-X-Style/dp/B00I362NXU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=piano+stool&qid=1569511669&s=gateway&sr=8-4

I bought this a couple years ago, works great.

maybe https://www.amazon.com/Yaheetech-Leather-Padded-Keyboard-Storage/dp/B018VJGYVU/ref=sr_1_6?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1522704380&sr=1-6&keywords=piano+chair

or https://www.amazon.com/HomCom-Leather-Height-Adjustable-Storage/dp/B00P1Q4TBE/ref=sr_1_10?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1522704380&sr=1-10&keywords=piano+chair

everything else is a lot better and thus, much more expensive

I have this bench. It's fine.

If you are susceptible to back pain, I suggest an inexpensive adjustable piano bench and a thick memory foam cushion. It's what I use, and my back is terrible due to a motorcycle accident. But with this, I can sit at the piano for hours w/o pain. (I have a better bench though then this one that I linked to)

I use this: https://www.amazon.com/World-Tour-Deluxe-Padded-Keyboard/dp/B000BKY8CU

You should get a piano bench that is adjustable. I started with the one linked below, although I'd shop around as the price may have jumped up. I don't remember spending 50 dollars, but considering it's lasted 6 years I guess it was worth it. It's not 100% adjustable since it has "levels" and you might end up needing a height between levels. The acoustic piano benches that are fully adjustable cost $200+ though. A bench at the proper height will help avoid back pain after playing for a little while.

Scales are good to learn, you can do this as a warm up. I just listed two that seem to come up often and only had a single black key in them. I wouldn't recommend learning only scales as that would get boring. My teacher would have me do one scale as a warm up and when I could play it two-octave, hands together, including the 3 primary chords and inversions, and the arpeggio (the book we used had all of these on one page) then we'd move to a new one.

Now I'm going back and playing the scales of any pieces I'm working on at the time during warm-up. I do 4 octaves contrary motion. So it starts out normal then half way left hand starts going back down and right hand keeps going up. When right hand hits the 4th octave it starts going down and left hand starts going up again. Makes them feel fresh. I can learn scales faster than pieces so soon I'll have to start rotating scales in that aren't tied to pieces.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GUR8V8/ref=s9_acsd_top_hd_bw_boCu1_c_x_3_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-2&pf_rd_r=ZWXDVWB0S7AT05JJVCKX&pf_rd_r=ZWXDVWB0S7AT05JJVCKX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=ab2b2dba-42b7-45ce-8379-d10e65c92e8d&pf_rd_p=ab2b2dba-42b7-45ce-8379-d10e65c92e8d&pf_rd_i=11966001

Edit - this is the new book I use for scales. The old one was fine but this had a little more info in it. There were some sections at the beginning that explained how scales were formed before getting into the usual big list of all of them.

https://www.amazon.com/Scales-Chords-Arpeggios-Cadences-Complete/dp/0739003682

So I bought a p115 but now I need to buy a stool and stand.

Are these type suitable or would I need to invest in a more expensive stool and stand?

I don't want the piano to be rocking when I press the keys and I am around 6 foot 1 so I don't want them to be incompatible with my height either.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-KXS-A6-Double-Braced-Keyboard/dp/B000LUFTWS/ref=pd_bxgy_267_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N2143J790ZACFC2FSGK8

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-KEB-A10-Adjustable-Keyboard-Bench/dp/B000OR7U0C/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t

Privia PX-160 is my reco for a beginner looking to invest a bit more, but still under $600. I also recommend going to Guitar Center and playing a couple just in case you have a preference in another direction, but if you’re looking for a solid starter keyboard with weighted keys, this one is great. I did a lot of research. There is a dude at Kraft Music (kraftmusic.com) named Michael that I talked to on the phone and he was super helpful. My bundle was $533 and they don’t charge tax or shipping. And they sell packages: piano + console/stand + pedal.

Also have this adjustable stand separately purchased and I love it:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GUR8V8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Happy piano’ing!

I got this foldable piano bench for guitar playing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000GUR8V8/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1481160384&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=piano+bench&dpPl=1&dpID=414Tc8OrOQL&ref=plSrch

It's really comfortable and if you want to, easy to fold up and put somewhere under a bed or something.