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Hello I make hardwood guitar footstools. After dealing with the tip over prone metal stands. I made a wood stand for myself and a friend asked me to make them one so....... If you would be interested please check out the Good Foot Guitar Footstool link as www.smarr.net
Thanks
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01-17-2012 10:56 AM
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Thanks, but you already told us 6 days ago, when you joined. Once is enough. We tend to question the motives of forum users trying to sell stuff. $65 for a 6" tall walnut stool? What a bargain.
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I apologize to Cosmic Gumbo and anyone who was offended by my second post. My first post was a little premature as my website was not complete.
My second post was to a classical bend thread who I thought would find my product a little more useful. I did not realize some people had time to read every thread.
As far as a real bargain. If you are comparing my footstools to factory imports, no. But I think if you shop around for handmade custom sized hardwood footstools, consider time and materials, you will find they are well beyond reasonably priced.
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No apology necessary. They look nice.
The only thing that gives me pause is messing up that nice wood top with the bottom of my shoe.
Another question - are these adjustable or do I have to select a permanent height?
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Thanx. They have a hard finish so unless you are wearing golf shoes it shouldn't be a problem. They are not adjustable so you would need to decide on a permanent height.
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I'm having trouble accessing the site. Maybe it's temporary?
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No. It should be up. www.smarr.net then click on the Goodfoot link in the menu to the right
Let me know if you continue to have problems
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It's working for me now. Must have been a problem on my end. Thanks.
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I recently started using a folding metal stand (this one: On-Stage FS7850B Guitar Foot Rest at zZounds) which I use for my right foot while seated when practicing. It cost me less than $15, and I've encountered no stability issues whatsoever. I can fold it up and keep it out of the way when it's not in use so people don't trip over it.
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Nice looking footstools. You should try the delcamp forum for more exposure.
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Thanks for the complement and lead Dave70. I will look into posting on the delcamp forum
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Originally Posted by Tom Karol
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Good Foot Guitar footstools will be discounted the month of Dec 2012
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Reminds me loony-bin, the dinning room after repair 2008
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Originally Posted by Tom Karol
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I am in Europe, but my coutry has it's own shops, no flag in Thomann page
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I play seated most of the time and I've used various footstools over the years, with less than comfortable outcomes. Then I saw a classical player using a left-leg cushion with a standard chair, both feet on the ground. I asked him about it and immediately bought one - Dynarette - after trying it at the Guitar Shop in SF. Highly recommended, I use this every day and it works!
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No offense meant, and applause for anyone who makes any thing by hand..
As to the footstools..
A general comment..
Design, Materials, Workmanship and Uniqueness..
Nothing distinctive about the product.
As to a specific comment.. the legs are too far inboard and the rubber tips are a deterrent to purchase. The round legs are incongruous with the tops. The sharp edge of the bottom of the top needs a "break".
Just my opinon. This is intended as a constructive observation.
Disclosure:
Full time furniture maker.
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Thanks for your comments and definitely no offense taken from a full time furniture maker.
I understand as a furniture artist how you could find my footstool less than exciting.
As a musician first and a wood working hobbyist second my intention was to make a footstool that was functional, sturdy, somewhat attractive and reasonably priced. All the the handmade products I've see in US are very beautiful and well designed but are priced from $100 up and well worth it.
My intent is just to provide an option.Last edited by rmsmarr; 12-10-2012 at 11:15 AM.
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I have used metal folding stools in the past, and maybe I'm just heavy handed (footed) but I always end up flattening them and breaking the mechanism. Have been using two wooden ones I got from eBay a couple of years ago, had to modify them slightly as I broke them too, have now locked them into a fixed position with a metal bracket and a couple of screws. Keep meaning to make a couple of my own from scratch.
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I test mine by standing on them with both feet and bouncing around a bit. Which is pretty extreme considering I weight close to 200 pounds. Plus the stools need only to support the weight of my leg plus the guitar as I'm sitting when I use them.
I think you will find building a fixed height stool will be much sturdier and than any folding stool you can buy on the market. Good luck.
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rmsmarr
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As of April I have lower even pricing for all hardwood footstools and have included a Hard Maple option. I have a few Poplar wood models left which I will be selling until current stock is gone. It you want a poplar footstool please email before purchasing to make sure I have one left for you. Thanks for looking and Happy guitaring.
http://home.comcast.net/~smarr/GoodFoot.htm
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Cool, I'll look this up. Been using an old shoebox for far too long!
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I'd be happy to invest in a high quality custom built footstool, except it would have to:
1/ Be height adjustable - when performing, chair heights differ so the footstool has to be able to compensate for this. More importantly, all the ones I've currently tried have been too high for what I want, and I suspect for many others as well. They're basically designed for classical players using a left leg technique not right leg/jazz/contemporary players. As a consequence the lowest height setting these classical footstools offer is still too high a lot of the time IMO.
2/ Be able to fold up/disassemble in a form that is portable.
Since I haven't been able to find one that offers the height options I want, I'm tempted to design something for myself when I've got the time - I thought about thin layers of rubber or something similar that I could stack up one at a time until I worked out the optimum height for the chair I was using at that moment.
I've used classical leg rests, and designed my own right leg cushions but still prefer a footstool in terms of stability.
Reading this post I feel a bit obsessive, except for the fact that concert pianists have adjustable seats and are extremely pedantic about making sure their height is correct and consistent from performance to performance.
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