Jaspers 5D-120B

A tiered stand for drum machines, MIDI controllers, and yes, keyboards is a space saver and a sturdy replacement for any desk. In the US I couldn't find any company that sold a rigid multi-tiered stand that I could trust with my irreplaceable gear. Searching the vintage forums, Jaspers was mentioned time and time again. And Thomann was often mentioned in the same posts.
Glad I invested in a Jaspers 5-tier stand. The quality and finish is unparalleled to anything I can find in my country. The tubing is even milled on the ends to remove the sharp burrs every-other manufacturer leaves in place to slice up fingers when assembling.
Jaspers pre-aligns the vertical T-fittings so horizontal tubes inserted are instantly level. These are just some of the fine details that set Jaspers apart from other brands.
The stand arrived in less than a week to the US. The contents of the shipping carton were well protected for international travel. Thomann provided excellent communication throughout the process.
The assembly instructions were minimal, but the stand goes together easily with those instructions.
I'm extremely happy with the Jaspers design and build quality. And I would not hesitate to order from Thomann's again because of their customer service and ease of web ordering.

I am not a keyboard player but I recognized the quality in Engineering and functionality (please see my review on the 4D) I preferred this model because it is the taller of the two options 300mm higher. However preferences may vary from one person to another. I certainly don't have 5 keyboards, (just 2) but all the extra arms come in handy for mounting other devices. Bear in mind however that this model is considerably harder to assemble than the the 4D and can end up being very wobbly. I think this is the reason that unlike the 4D Version it comes with adjustable stabilizers in case you don't get it right. The difference is that you can vary the base width of the 4D to compensate but this is fixed on the 5D. I would have ended up spending hours and hours winding and unwinding using the Allen key provided if not for my nifty bit of improvisation. I Shaved of the return angle on the Allen key and fitted it into an electric screw driver. "Simples"

I bought this in a bid to tame the wild herds of synthesisers taking over my studio, and it's worked really well. The stand itself is robust and sturdy, and there's a lot of useful flexibility in which attachments can be bolted on. Mine has ended up holding three keyboards plus a batch of drum machines and an S950, with the S950 presented neatly at eye level when you're sitting at the lowest keyboard. It'll take a 5-octave synth with room to spare, but won't manage a 76-note unit. The individual "shelf" bars can be adjusted for height, and the keyboard-holding arms can be angled however you like (within reason, gravity permitting). It's simple and effective and while there are more stylish keyboard stands out there, once this thing is full of synths it kind of disappears. Very happy :-)

My experience with my first Jaspers stand was not the ideal one. FIrst of all it was really difficult to assemble it because instructions were really poor. There was a one page leaflet with a couple of sentences and a few pictures (not great) and also there was a lot of confusion regarding the parts of the stand that should be correctly numbered and shown on the instructions paper. It took me 4 hours to assemble it despite the fact that I i'm used to that kind of diy work since I have assembled various IKEA furniture sometime ago. If you dont mind that extra work it would be a nice addition to your home studio but personally, if I new it, I would choose something else.