Not just a good gift idea for Christmas
Little helpers for big sounds + Giveaway
Whether Christmas is just around the corner, you’re anticipating the next gig, or you simply want to give yourself a little treat: there are certain things that musicians always need which make everyday life on and off stage a little better. We have put together some practical and truly useful products, all under €40.00 RRP, that no musician should be without. User-friendly, sturdy and reliable – precisely what you would expect from K&M.
And best of all: There’s a giveaway at the end of the article!
Fretted and string instruments
Have you put your instrument down and propped it up against something because you had no stand? We all been there. But it could be so simple, like with these two instrument stands, which are functional, small, lightweight and always ready to hand.
Our favourites of the day:
Ideal for those who want to park their instrument safely and elegantly – when practising, on stage, in the studio, rehearsal room or even at home.
Drums
If improvisation is required anywhere, it’s on the drum set.
Stay in the groove:
Small helpers with a big effect – the band will thank you.
Multimedia
Whether live streaming, home recording or tutorial recording – most people already play using a smartphone or tablet.
Today we present these multimedia essentials:
The perfect addition to any set-up.
Stage and studio
Organisation is crucial for anyone who practices, produces or mixes.
It feels good to be organised:
A “Why didn’t I buy this before?” product.
Sheet music and drinks
Music stands are true classic – and our cup holder is a real comfort upgrade.
Be prepared:
Perfect for rehearsal rooms, schools, ensembles and stages.
Studio and live
Good sound starts in front of the microphone.
For the vocal crew:
Ideal for streaming, podcast, studio and small stages.
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Unusual, melodious, interesting – a collection of unusual instruments
Whether electric guitar, trumpet or cello – at König & Meyer, we offer perfectly fitting stands, holders and other accessories for almost all well-known and widely used musical instruments. But what about instruments that you hardly ever see on stage or in music shops? Those that are so unusual that they often don’t need a stand – because they lie on your lap, float in the air or are even homemade?
Today, on “Unusual Musical Instruments Day”, we present six extraordinary instruments and check what equipment we can offer to support them.
Acoustic and extraordinary
1. Hang drum
It looks like a UFO and sounds like a mixture of a harp and a steel drum: the hang drum is played with the hands and is usually held on the lap or on a cushion. Anyone who practises meditation or yoga will certainly be familiar with this instrument. It is ideal for meditative sound journeys and relaxation. The hang drum is also often found among street musicians: it is practical because it is played while seated and requires pure intuition.
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2. Glass harmonica
An instrument like something from another world: rotating glass discs are made to sing with moistened fingers. Made famous by Mozart and Benjamin Franklin, it remains a rare gem – usually permanently installed, not intended for use on stage.
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Ethnic & World Music
3. Didgeridoo
The oldest wind instrument in the world comes from Australia and requires one thing above all else: lung capacity. The instrument is played while seated, with the 1 to 2.5 metre long didgeridoo held “simply” on the floor or between the legs. No extras – just an unmistakably deep, pulsating sound. The instrument can be stored in an oboe stand such as the 18020.
4. Kora
The West African harp lute with 21 strings is a marvel made of calabash, leather and wood. Traditionally, the player sits cross-legged with the kora on the floor leaning against their body. Elegant and minimalistic – just like its sound. The plucked instrument can be stored in a guitar stand, for example, the »Heli 2«.
Experimental & modern
5. Waterphone
It sounds like something out of a horror film – and that’s exactly what it’s used for: the Waterphone produces ghostly sounds by rubbing and striking metal rods over a water-filled resonance chamber. Goosebumps guaranteed, no stand required. If desired, a laptop stand (seen below in the slider) can be used as a shelf.
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6. Theremin
A classic of the avant-garde: the theremin is played without being touched – hands control pitch and volume via two antennas. The box, which is usually rectangular, can be placed on a table, or you can actually use a keyboard or laptop stand. Some models have a 3/8 inch connection for a microphone stand.
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Conclusion: Music knows no boundaries
The world of music is huge, colourful and sometimes pretty weird – in the best possible way! The instruments presented here demonstrate how versatile and creative sound can be. Most of them manage without much technology or equipment. However, in some cases, our products may still be helpful.
Have you ever heard or even played one of these instruments? Or do you know of any other unusual sound wonders?
👉 Write to us in the comments or on social media – we look forward to hearing about your discoveries!
Backstage buzz: discover the latest König & Meyer gear from NAMM and ISE
You know it well – that feeling when you’re on stage and everything has to be perfect. That’s why we at König & Meyer are keeping up with the latest innovations in order to provide you with the best tools for your performances. At the most recent trade fairs, we presented some exciting products that are sure to make your gigs a whole lot easier.
Bring light into the darkness – anywhere and any time
What if you could conveniently light up your sheet music or other tools on stage without having to worry about annoying cables? Our new music stand light 12259 »Double2 LED FlexLight rechargeable is not only mobile but also ultra-flexible. With its movable goosenecks and long-life LEDs, it offers maximum flexibility when it comes to positioning the light cone. Thanks to its rechargeable battery, the light can be used on the move and provides up to 14 hours of bright light on a single charge. The practical clip makes it easy to attach to music stands or tabletops. And if necessary, it simply fits in your pocket. Whether in the rehearsal room, on stage, or in the studio – our music stand light is just what you need.
Rock on without cables: the XLR stand for microphone professionals
The 27500 XLR microphone stand with gooseneck sets new standards among K&M microphone stands in terms of look and handling. With integrated XLR connectors and high-quality digital audio cables, it offers a direct connection without annoying cables as well as a sleeker look without microphone clips. The powder-coated stand can withstand a lot – just as you have come to expect from K&M products. The short full metal feet ensure a stable stand and can easily be folded away for transport.
Your smartphone – your sidekick on stage
No one knows better than you that your smart phone is more than just a cell phone – it carries all your secrets and serves as a multi-functional tool on stage and in the studio. And to show off your trusted device in the best light, we at König & Meyer have developed a range of smartphone mounts that get the best out of your Apple, Samsung, Sony, or Google phone.
Imagine your smartphone had a fixed place at home or in the studio – always ready at hand and stable. Our universal holder can fit smartphones from 55 to 85 mm wide. With a quick-release button and a flexible ball joint, you have full control over the positioning of your phone. Whether you’re checking sheet music or delighting your fans with selfies – the 19756 smartphone table stand is your dependable support.
Your smartphone deserves the best – and this holder offers just that. With its sturdy construction and the ability to hold smartphones from 55 to 85 mm wide and from 130 to 180 mm high, this holder is the perfect solution for anyone who needs unparalleled flexibility. The quick-release button and flexible ball joint allow for quick adjustment, and the robust clamping element with wing screw can be securely mounted on any stand, tube, or table leg up to 30 mm in diameter. Whether in the studio, on stage, or during rehearsals – it holds your smartphone firmly and securely.
Flexibility is the key, and this smartphone holder offers plenty of it. Thanks to the 3/8″ or 5/8″ thread, you can screw this 19753 holder to any microphone stand, table stand, or microphone arm. Whether in the studio for your recordings or on stage for your performance – this holder is always on hand.
Imagine if your smartphone could move freely yet still be held securely. With our smartphone stand, this idea becomes reality. It can be adjusted from 600 to 1,400 mm in height, and it’s suitable for all devices from 55 to 85 mm in width. The gooseneck and flexible ball joint give you full control over the position of your smartphone.
Your gig is in full swing, the stage is shaking, and the atmosphere is electric. You hold your smartphone above your head for a selfie – and then it lands safely in the K&M stand. This stand is your partner in crime.
Smartphone Holder
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Lights on, clear the stage! Our stylish, space-saving stands for lights and speakers
The right light and the perfect sound make all the difference. That’s why we at König & Meyer have developed a series of light/speaker stands that not only look good but also save space and thus minimize the risk of tripping on stage.
Sleek, stylish, and stable – our speaker stand is the perfect solution if you have little space but still want to achieve great things. With its flat steel plate and practical carrying handle, it is ideal for use on small stages or in confined studios. The height can be adjusted in five stages from 1,135 mm to 1,835 mm. If it has to be handy, space saving, and reliable, this stand has it all.
24650 und 24653 Lightning/ Speaker stand:
Your band will love these two stands. They are virtually the universal solution for light and sound on stage. The height can be adjusted in five steps from 1,400 mm to 2,400 mm. With the M10 threaded bushing, the 24650 and 24653 can also be used to securely position crossbars and speakers. With the optional 26709 additional weight, the stands are extremely stable – even with heavier speakers. The highlight – with the 24653, there are three options for positioning the tube combination: either a central/off-center position or in the corner of the base plate. It offers the perfect versatility for maximum flexibility at every gig.
Lightning/ Speaker Stands
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Now it’s up to you. Impressed? Let us know in the comments which stands and holders take your stage experience to the next level. Rock on!
Gifts that will make you look like a hero this Christmas
It may sound more surprising than it actually is: Christmas is right around the corner. For a long time it was hard to imagine that this turbulent year would come to an end. We will probably not have fond memories of 2020. However, dream researchers have found that when people wake up, they can only remember their last dream—if they can remember any at all. Perhaps this can be applied to 2020 and a nice Christmas will have a positive effect on our year-end evaluation. Of course, giving Christmas gifts is also part of a great Christmas. We have listed a few suggestions here. Have fun reading them!
Tablet PC Stand
English vocabulary that we refer to as buzz words gets absorbed into our vocabulary when German words just can’t express the current situation in the current lingo: Home schooling, social distancing, flattening the curve.
Of course, they sound extremely important, but at the same time you run the risk of being misunderstood. Which is why “social distancing” in English was quickly renamed “physical distancing” in German because keeping in touch was and is more important at this time than ever before.
At Christmas, we will have to limit physical contact with others as much as we can. Digital contact is still the order of the day—FaceTime, Skype, etc. are there to maintain social contact. Take a look at our tablet PC table stand and you won’t have to hold on to your tablet all the time. The tablet PC table stand can accommodate tablets 222 to 334 mm high and 128 to 232 mm wide. The stand can hold tablet PCs in either the portrait or landscape position. You can place this tablet stand anywhere, making it feel like you can be in the same room with someone who can’t actually be there with you. No matter whether you are eating together, unwrapping gifts or sharing a cozy glass of red wine on the couch.
LED Piano light
There are almost as many myths about the historical background of the Christmas tree as there are fairy lights wound through it. Research shows that the customs, background and symbolism started to change during the Middle Ages. The Christmas tree has also become an established piece of furniture in people’s homes during the Christmas season. Fairy lights, ornaments, etc. create a festive atmosphere by turning an ordinary evergreen into a Christmas tree. The right light is crucial to make this happen – which also applies to the music you play:
The LED piano light casts light on your sheet music in an elegant and stylish way. It comes with 12 LED lamps and features an impressive light intensity of 2500 lux. It is available in gold, black and silver.
»Elegance« microphone stand
Home workouts made us fit, yoga live streams keep us more balanced and the Corona Kitchen keeps us healthier and more resilient. With these characteristics, all the stress and hectic rushing around in the weeks before Christmas can no longer harm us, right? Immutable external factors, however, often put us—and our hobbies—to the test: Inexplicable sound problems, a crackling sound that cannot be located, a lost screw on the microphone stand. It can therefore only be an advantage to invest in functional and reliable equipment. The “Elegance” microphone stand combines aesthetics with functionality and is the perfect partner for your performance. The one-hand system lets you easily and conveniently adjust the tripod height. It is made of resilient material and the base ensures stability. This microphone stand looks good, too, since it only weighs 3 kg. It seems as if the microphone stand also recently went through the coronavirus boot camp.
Smartphone holder
The smartphone is our constant companion. In your pocket, it follows you every step of the way—tracks, stores and even analyzes each of these movements. Distraction usually helps a person get away from their cell phone. So grab a guitar to play instead of holding your smartphone; run your fingers over piano keys instead of your touchscreen, and try pounding away on some real drums instead of swiping. The smartphone holder is perfect for anyone who has saved their sheet music or notes on their smartphone or who wants to video Christmas songs and share them with the world.
It is the ideal alternative to tablet holders and can hold devices from 44 mm to 84 mm wide. The clamp bracket allows the smartphone holder to be fixed to any pipe that has a maximum diameter of 30 mm.
Headphone table stand
Multimedia equipment again tops most people’s Christmas wish list. The Sony Playstation 5 was released in Germany at the end of November, just in time for the Christmas rush. In addition to the console and games, matching accessories can take your gaming experience to another level. Make arrangements to get together, make your next move or celebrate together: Integrated groups, or “parties,” and voice chats allow all of this. You need a headset that provides great sound to do that. Since consoles are increasingly looking sleeker and more designed, the equipment has to look just as good. Stow your headset or headphones away efficiently in the elegant table-top headphone stand, which looks great on its own. It’s the perfect Christmas present for every gamer.
If you look, you will find—even more Christmas gifts
We hope you discovered a product for yourself in this blog article. If not, we recommend you take a look at our article from last year. You can find it here. This article describes how Christmas also influences König & Meyer’s business practices. We wish you a Merry Christmas. Take care and stay well.
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König & Meyer presents: Our new products 2020
The Corona Crisis continues to determine our lives. Normally we would have been at the Prolight & Sound in Frankfurt beginning of April, showing off all our new products, catching up with business partners and with you, our customers. In the normal course of things that is. What we all want most of all these days is to have our sense of normalcy restored, to get back just a little of our everyday routines. After all, the catalogues are produced, the brochures for our new products have been printed, and the first production runs are finished and ready to go. The perfect time for a virtual exhibition.
The whole team of König & Meyer wishes you a lot of fun while browsing and later a lot of fun with the new products.
14087 Piano bench
Although at the moment we have to wait and see, we are already looking forward to the concerts and festivals in summer. Still, the first product we would like to introduce, prepares us for the next concert season. With our new bench there is one less thing to worry about: a lack of space in the tour bus. After the launch of our foldable Omega Pro table-style keyboard stand last year, we have now designed a foldable piano bench to go with it. The folding mechanism makes set up and break down a breeze, and takes up comparatively little space, making it an excellent travel companion.
Large, rubber feet won’t mar your wooden floor at home and keep this bench firmly anchored. Height adjustable via spring-loaded clamping knobs and an engraved height scale.
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18828 Basic support »Omega« table stand
A place for everything – and everything is in its place. The next product also helps here: Maybe you are in the midst of writing or recording a song and the perfect melody is running through your head as you rush to the keyboard. It is so frustrating to forget it before you get there. Wouldn’t it be great to have a small midi keyboard or synthesizer right there when and where you need it, and still have space on your lap for a guitar?
Use the Basic support 18828 to transform your Omega stacker into a stable and space-saving table stand. The width of this table stand can be adjusted from 526 to 770 mm to accommodate almost any model. Take this versatile stand into the studio as well, where it will prove its worth. It adds a second level to hold mixers, controllers and other equipment, and you can even go up one more and add a third level.
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18807 Universal holder
This next product is for keyboarders who want to reach for the stars while keeping both feet firmly planted on the ground. If you use stackers with your keyboard stand, you are aware of the advantages. It keeps all your instruments at your fingertips and eliminates the need for separate keyboard stands, a real plus on crowded stages or in the studio. Until now though, this meant you had to do without other useful add-ons, like a tablet holder or screw-on microphone stand. Not anymore.
With the Universal holder, which attaches to the base of the 18810 and 18820 keyboard stands and onto the 18950 and 18953 foldable table-style stands in the blink of an eye, you can now use all those convenient extensions. Any boom arm, music stand or tablet holder fits onto the 3/8” thread.
A little insider tip while we are all on lockdown: use the 21920 Thread adapter or the 19695 Universal joint to mount a GoPro or mobile recorder to keep friends, fans and followers on your social media channels happily entertained with music.
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26706 Base plate
Who does not know the following problem: Indoor gigs in places like pubs, small event spaces and bars, are usually a pretty tight squeeze. Three-legged speaker stands are a tripping hazard and take up too much valuable space. Our new base plate saves space, won’t trip you or your bandmates up, and lets you take optimal advantage of the space you have. The three options for positioning distance rods mean you can tuck a speaker more tightly into a tight corner. The base plate can be used with all distance rods with a M20 thread.
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26709 Additional weights for base plates
Can it be a little more? Our new additional weight plate tip the scales at 5 kg and gives your speaker stand extra stability in holding up heavy speakers. And if that is not enough, several weight plates can be stacked on top of each other. That provides a secure hold of the speaker.
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Orchestra music stands 11910 – 11915
Along with these new products, this year we are also premiering a new series of orchestra music stands that are very easy to use with the »Friction Lock System«. The series comes with three different foot constructions and you can also choose between steel and plastic music desks.
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Drummer’s Throne 14035/ 14036/ 14038/ 14039
Our range of drummer’s thrones has also expanded this year. Choose between velvet or leather upholstery, whatever suits your taste, and select either pneumatic spring or spindle height adjustment. The elegant König & Meyer logo on the back emphasizes their exceptional quality and value.
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Check out our brochure to pursue the full range of our new products. It is available here to page through or download.
Do you have any questions about the new products from König & Meyer? Feel free to contact us via e-mail at service@k-m.de or via our social media channels.
Stay healthy and optimistic.
God bless König & Meyer
„God bless König & Meyer
They make stands for what you do!“
These nice words are from a song written by the music store „Factory Sound“ from Australia. They are good with words and so they wrote new lyrics for the song „It´s raining men“.
They also made a creative and amusing video for this very funny and chrarming „König & Meyer“ song.
We´ve been very suprised and pleased about it.
So have fun!
“Our favourite brand of stand, bar none. Germany’s Konig&Meyer has been producing awesome quality stands for over 60 years. Speaker stands, microphone stands, lighting stands, and a huge array of instrument stands and accessories. We’ve loved them for at least 15 of those years.
Anyway, we were sitting around after work hours earlier this week, having a cleansing lager, talking about the good old days, and light a bolt of lightning – we were struck with an idea for a little promo clip. Any excuse really.
For more intelligent information on K&M stands, catch up with us at http://www.factorysound.com – we keep more K&M stands in stock than any other shop in Australia. Cheers!”
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