IKEA flute stand!

[radcliff]

I'd like to share this Idea with all of you,
thanks to the genius of a frind of mine (Grazie Mario!),
I just bought this small inexpensive item at IKEA
"RATIONELL VARIERA" for about 5€.
a kitchen's tool design for store neatly lids and pottery....


well, it perfectly suites as flutes and whistles stand!
closable, not too heavy, enough stable to keep even a single assembled flute
and could be useful for to keep single pieces while oiling too!
maybe could be also use on stage :- )
very very nice and... cheap!

[Trip-]

I liked your idea alot I like your flute pictures too...

[jemtheflute]

I think I should get one of these - are they on an online catalogue? Link please?

[LorenzoFlute]

aren't the metal pins (don't know if it's the right word) a bit too short?

[Denny]

I think I should get one of these - are they on an online catalogue? Link please?

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70154800

ya might want to Google it yerself seein' how's ya ain't /us/en

paste this Ikea "rationell variera" "pot lid organizer"

[MTGuru]

I love re-purposing ordinary household items for music.

I wonder what is the diameter of the pegs, if they would hold 1/2 inch bore whistles?

[jemtheflute]

Thanks Denny! Guess what, the GB IKEA catalogue search wouldn't recognise/find the item when I pasted in Denny's search criteria.... but flagged up to try with the correct British English spelling of "organiser" with an "s"!
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/70154800

Tee hee!

[AbraXas]

What a brilliant idea! I am going to get hold of one of those immediately.
I do however think I will wrap some cloth around the metal poles. At least if I am going to put my wooden flute up there

[jemtheflute]

Huh. They're not available to mail order from IKEA GB and the nearest store is over an hour away. So I won't be going just to get a £5 gadget!

I do agree the spikes look a bit short to securely support a full size concert flute, especially for stage use - but if they're hollow one could easily cut off the tops and insert suitably longer pieces of dowel. I wouldn't worry about the metal in my flute bore, though - looks smooth enough and trying to securely wrap cloth around them would be fiddly and probably make it harder to put the instruments on and off.

[Doug_Tipple]

I was just wondering whether the flutes in the photo came with the kitchen rack or whether you have to buy the flutes separately? I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I do think that the rack would need to be anchored the floor, else the flutes could easily be knocked over doing damage to your flutes. I imagine a cat would have a lot of fun with it.

[Michel]

goodmanyerself! smart idea!

[Maihcol]

It does look a bit top-heavy with the flutes on it alright...I can imagine taking a flute off it in a hurry and sending the whole lot crashing to the floor. It looks like it would need to be fixed to a broader base, perhaps made of wood to give it more stability...Another visit to IKEA might sort that out as well...

Garry

[mutepointe]

I have a similar wooden peg accordian type thing. Whereas this is a 2x6 (12 pegs), I have a 4x12 (48 pegs). Right now it's hanging above my kitchen cupboards holding all kinds of what-nots. The pegs are too short but it does have additional width that would prevent tipping. I like the collaspability of this. A carpenter could modify things.

Brilliant Thinking. No functional fixedness going on in your head.

[Feadoggie]

I was just wondering whether the flutes in the photo came with the kitchen rack or whether you have to buy the flutes separately?

Great idea! I have one of the folding racks. And they were all out of flutes when I bought mine, Doug.

I wonder what is the diameter of the pegs, if they would hold 1/2 inch bore whistles?

The pegs measure 3/8" in diameter (approx 3.5" long) and will support your Feadog, Waltons and Generation type whistles. In fact the Gen high G fits nicely too. Ikea also sells a wooden rack along the same lines with ten pegs that works as well and it sells for $3. It's called "Fanby", I think. Sorry, it doesn't fold up. I am sure most kitschen do-dad stores have similar items.

Feadoggie

[BillChin]

aren't the metal pins (don't know if it's the right word) a bit too short?

I use a test tube drying rack with similarly short pegs. I extended the pegs using rolled paper or cardstock secured with tape to accomodate the low whistles and flutes.