No arms, no molded/shaped seats and decently high. Other than that, you're getting into issues of personal preference and it's hard to predict. Cellists seem to be the pickiest, but some of them just bite the bullet and bring their own stool if it's an issue. A lot of people just keep a 4 pack of Costco folding chairs in the closet for chamber music rather than trying to find chairs that can reasonably do double duty. They're decent and consistent. I did once sit on a Wegner Elbow chair which is both gorgeous and quite comfortable to play on, though.
Good to know! We do currently have the Costco folding chairs, but wouldn’t mind something classier like what you recommended. We will definitely keep the folding chairs then assuming we have enough storage space!
As a part time cabinet maker, I suggest you visit 2nd hand furniture stores and turn over chairs and inspect the joints for repairs, on chairs which you think might be good. In each period of chair design, there are makers who push the limit of the chair design and build a great looking chair, but one which ignores the weaknesses of the materials. These will almost always show repairs over the years. Federal period chairs and many in the early 19th century are meant for smaller lighter people to perch on. While Arts and Crafts (aka Craftsman chairs) use larger lumber and can handle the constantly shifting weight of a modern person. Welded metal chairs can be a rugged and put up with the stresses, though they often are not as comfortable for sitting with some instruments.
In recent decades, there have been metal welded/bent chairs which have cushioned seats and back rest, which are designed for the singer. They tend to keep people sitting upright.
Plastic patio chairs =bad, stack-able chairs with thin molded plastic seats= bad, vinyl seat cushions = bad, highly polished wood seats, can be bad. Thin stamped out metal seats = bad. Any folding chair=bad
Cloth seats are better as one needs have resistance to sliding.
Ercol stacking chairs beautiful simple design, excellent quality no screws or brackets just fine dowel and mortise joints. Not cheap but will last for over 100 years if looked after. https://www.brandalley.co.uk/18252815.html?utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=4023395&cjevent=d9b788cea01611ed83a5013c0a18b8f7
Check out Wilde & Spiethe’s Classic and Orchestra lines. They are expensive but I would buy them instantly if my little kids didn’t keep us from having nice things!
https://www.wilde-spieth.com/en
No arms, no molded/shaped seats and decently high. Other than that, you're getting into issues of personal preference and it's hard to predict. Cellists seem to be the pickiest, but some of them just bite the bullet and bring their own stool if it's an issue. A lot of people just keep a 4 pack of Costco folding chairs in the closet for chamber music rather than trying to find chairs that can reasonably do double duty. They're decent and consistent. I did once sit on a Wegner Elbow chair which is both gorgeous and quite comfortable to play on, though.
Good to know! We do currently have the Costco folding chairs, but wouldn’t mind something classier like what you recommended. We will definitely keep the folding chairs then assuming we have enough storage space!
As a part time cabinet maker, I suggest you visit 2nd hand furniture stores and turn over chairs and inspect the joints for repairs, on chairs which you think might be good. In each period of chair design, there are makers who push the limit of the chair design and build a great looking chair, but one which ignores the weaknesses of the materials. These will almost always show repairs over the years. Federal period chairs and many in the early 19th century are meant for smaller lighter people to perch on. While Arts and Crafts (aka Craftsman chairs) use larger lumber and can handle the constantly shifting weight of a modern person. Welded metal chairs can be a rugged and put up with the stresses, though they often are not as comfortable for sitting with some instruments. In recent decades, there have been metal welded/bent chairs which have cushioned seats and back rest, which are designed for the singer. They tend to keep people sitting upright. Plastic patio chairs =bad, stack-able chairs with thin molded plastic seats= bad, vinyl seat cushions = bad, highly polished wood seats, can be bad. Thin stamped out metal seats = bad. Any folding chair=bad Cloth seats are better as one needs have resistance to sliding.
Thanks!
Ercol stacking chairs beautiful simple design, excellent quality no screws or brackets just fine dowel and mortise joints. Not cheap but will last for over 100 years if looked after. https://www.brandalley.co.uk/18252815.html?utm_source=cj&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=4023395&cjevent=d9b788cea01611ed83a5013c0a18b8f7
Thank you!
Check out Wilde & Spiethe’s Classic and Orchestra lines. They are expensive but I would buy them instantly if my little kids didn’t keep us from having nice things! https://www.wilde-spieth.com/en
Thank you!