Studio, Office and Playing chair

[martindupras]

Hi,

I guess this really qualifies as miscellaneous...

In my home studio/office, I'm currently using two chairs: one which is relatively comfy for long periods, but which has armrests which get in the way of playing; and another which is just a cheap office chair on wheels.

I'd like to replace both with a single reasonably good quality chair which is on wheels, comfortable (and friendly on the back) for long periods of computer-based stuff, and has no armrests, so that I can use it for playing bass.

For some reason, I assumed this would be really easy to find but now that I started looking, it seems to be rather more elusive than I had anticipated.

Any good leads?

- martin

[crez5150]

I recently bought 4 of these for the Studio.... £29 each http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50133762/

[martindupras]

Thanks for that, certainly promising!

Have you used them for prolonged periods yet?

- martin

[crez5150]

Couple of hours at a time.... seem ok..... There are other in Ikea that are more comfy but are more expensive..... They do the job though

[martindupras]

Cool. I might go down to Ikea and have a little look. Thanks for the advice!

- martin

[Matt P]

before you go out and investigate new chairs double check the arms on the comfortable one you have, they might just unscrew, i've got one of the more expensive ikea ones that came with armsbut i just left them off when i built it (they're still in their wrapping under the desk) failing that i think that most of the ikea ones come self assembly so the arms should be optional in fact they seem to be an added cost extra [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/workspaces/20652/"]http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/workspaces/20652/[/url]

this is the one i've got, very comfortable but not the cheapest. [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20103101/"]http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20103101/[/url]

Matt

[martindupras]

That's the thing, on my chair the armrests are supporting the rest of the chair, if you remove them the chair doesn't hold.

That Markus Ikea chair looks ace. Maybe it's too much of a fringe market, but it does seem rather silly that they don't advertise the fact that you can use the chair without armrests. I keep looking for chairs but there's often no way of telling whether the armrests can be taken off.

- martin

[Owen]

You can get some office chairs where the arm fold down out of the way for special occasions. Not that I have a link to any. Our caretaker has one at work and when he retires I am having it.

[Owen]

As in from his office into mine.

[geoffbyrne]

I use a decent office chair on wheels from which I have removed the right-hand arm (I'm right handed) - works great fro me.

G.

[Jellyfish]

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1325777612' post='1487509']
I recently bought 4 of these for the Studio.... £29 each [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50133762/"]http://www.ikea.com/...ducts/50133762/[/url]
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I own one of these as well. I weigh 15 stone and they hurt the old backside a bit for over two hours of sitting and playing.

[goblin]

I weigh around 8 stone and it gets uncomfortable too. I find the back / neck support is also rather limited too, and eventually I get an achy neck

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

[quote name='Matt P' timestamp='1325853393' post='1488732']
before you go out and investigate new chairs double check the arms on the comfortable one you have, they might just unscrew, i've got one of the more expensive ikea ones that came with armsbut i just left them off when i built it (they're still in their wrapping under the desk) failing that i think that most of the ikea ones come self assembly so the arms should be optional in fact they seem to be an added cost extra [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/workspaces/20652/"]http://www.ikea.com/...rkspaces/20652/[/url]

this is the one i've got, very comfortable but not the cheapest. [url="http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20103101/"]http://www.ikea.com/...ducts/20103101/[/url]

Matt
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I have the leather Markus chair as well. I work from home and probably spend at least 12 hours a day sitting on it. I also took the arms off for bass purposes. I found mine in the cheapo 'ex-display' section so I think it was probably half price and a bargain as its really comfy.

[ahpook]

just to add - make sure you can adjust the seat to a height that puts your thighs parallel to the floor.

i found that playing in a seat that wouldn't adjust low enough made my ankles very sore.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

i play bass ,while sitting in a stool.Sometimes I even use my Aguilar cab ,which has the cover.
I bought a new computer chair from Homebase. They often have sales there .

[Tengu]

I've tried those Ikea ones as I need something like you describe for my home. I thought that they were ok for a short time but I wouldn't trust them for longer term work, the back isn't really that supportive and the seat will feel very hard after no time at all.

Most, pricier, office chairs will be advertised with 'optional' arms. Those are probably the type of thing you should be looking for. You want an operator chair rather than an executive chair. The latter have loads of useless padding and fancy trim but are not comfortable for extended periods.

If I could afford it I would go for something with memory foam in it.

Edited January 13, 2012 by Tengu

[ahpook]

[quote name='Tengu' timestamp='1326492556' post='1498130']
You want an operator chair rather than and executive chair.
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plus the one