Roc-N-Soc drum throne / "guitar chair" question...

[Rudy4]

Hi all,

First, I DO NOT want to open up the large worm can of opinion about the R-N-S drum throne and it's place in the world compared to the Sound Seat!

From what I've read (virtually ALL posts here with the Roc-N-Soc mentioned...) it's NOT a matter of contention that the Sound Seat is superior in just about every way. I get it.

But...

Having that out of the way, I'm putting together a new guitar chair using the Roc-N-Soc seat and the back support attachment that is designed to fit the seat. I am designing a fixed support base to attach it to that will be made from curved and laminated layers of walnut, as I'm not fond of the actual drum throne base.

Since I won't have the metal base I would like to know the measurement between any two of the legs. A center to center distance is fine, I'm most likely to increase that dimension for added stability, but I have not seen that information available as a result of a web search.

I'll do a mock up of a base to evaluate the "ideal" seat height, but I think the general rule is distance from floor to top of the knee when standing. The front leg will incorporate an adjustable foot rest as well.

Anyone with a tape measure handy that can report that leg to leg center distance?

Thanks in advance!

[Sgt. Pepper]

From the center of one foot to another on mine measures 20.25".

[Rudy4]

Perfect. Thanks, Sarge!

[KevinH]

Curious....did you recently purchase the parts? I put in an order for one from a RNS dealer. I couldn't find one in stock online with the specs I wanted (the lower height, smaller of the two seats). But I'm now told it won't be ready until March sometime. If I could find another source, I'd go for that if it were quicker.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by KevinH

Curious....did you recently purchase the parts? I put in an order for one from a RNS dealer. I couldn't find one in stock online with the specs I wanted (the lower height, smaller of the two seats). But I'm now told it won't be ready until March sometime. If I could find another source, I'd go for that if it were quicker.

I JUST NOW ordered from Musician's Friend because they had both the throne top and seat back in stock and it was 15% off, plus the sales person alerted me that I had an additional $9 in "rewards points" that I could apply to the purchase, so it worked out to be a cheap date!

I'm not sure what they have in stock as far as complete thrones in the various configurations.

According to the Roc-N-Soc website they have 4 seat shape options, small and large "cycle" shapes, as well as round and larger rectangle shapes.

[KevinH]

I was looking for the smaller ("Hugger") seat and the 16"-22" extension, which seems to be an uncommon combination. I'll give MF a try to see if they have separate parts.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by KevinH

I was looking for the smaller ("Hugger") seat and the 16"-22" extension, which seems to be an uncommon combination. I'll give MF a try to see if they have separate parts.

My guess is if it isn't listed on their website then it won't be available from them. Good luck with your search!

[JayBee1404]

I wonder why a drummer gets a ‘throne’, but a guitarist just has a chair or stool?

[musicman1951]

Originally Posted by JayBee1404

I wonder why a drummer gets a ‘throne’, but a guitarist just has a chair or stool?

A drummer is a guy who hangs around with musicians, and needs all the appreciation anyone can muster.

[JayBee1404]

Originally Posted by musicman1951

A drummer is a guy who hangs around with musicians, and needs all the appreciation anyone can muster.

LOL!

[j.blay]

What I did was remove my adjustable office chair seat. I cut a rectangular piece of 3/4" plywood to fit the the bottom of Roc-n-soc seat, covering the
screw holes. Then I drilled 4 holes in the plywood to match the Roc-n soc seat screw holes. Then I drilled 4 holes matching the seat mount screw holes of the office chair adjustable pedestal. The plywood serves as an adapter so I could mount the Roc-n-soc seat on the office chair base. I removed the arms of the office chair, and now I have a fully height adjustable office chair with the Roc-n-soc seat. I also made a non adjustable foot rest that attached to the legs of the chair. Works well for home use. Took about 90 min.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by j.blay

What I did was remove my adjustable office chair seat. I cut a rectangular piece of 3/4" plywood to fit the the bottom of Roc-n-soc seat, covering the
screw holes. Then I drilled 4 holes in the plywood to match the Roc-n soc seat screw holes. Then I drilled 4 holes matching the seat mount screw holes of the office chair adjustable pedestal. The plywood serves as an adapter so I could mount the Roc-n-soc seat on the office chair base. I removed the arms of the office chair, and now I have a fully height adjustable office chair with the Roc-n-soc seat. I also made a non adjustable foot rest that attached to the legs of the chair. Works well for home use. Took about 90 min.

Thanks for that, J.

I going to do a similar type of conversion, but using my own bent / laminated walnut legs for the conversion rather than using the more typical drum throne hardware. I do a lot of woodworking and instrument construction, so I think it's going to be a successful project.