This is a tricky joinery dilemma.
I am planning to make the Wharton Esherick Music stand from 1951.
As can be seen in the attached images the legs seem to continue up into the music holding part. But I think that in the original, as well as one reproduction I have seen, the stand is made of two parts, leg assembly and music holding assembly.
To me this seems less strong than making the two front legs so long they can extend and be the two middle vertical members of the music holding part.
Or what do you think? Does anyone have experience with this?
I hope this was understandable. Not easy explaining in a second language.
Geir
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I agree with your thoughts on making the legs go all the way up... From this post Wharton did not care as much as you do:
https://acanthus.com/2018/12/20/the-joinery-of-wharton-esherick/
Interesting article.
Eshericks music stand legs "gradually widen to the top then suddenly taper into long dowels to support the the rack. The outer frame of the rack is tenoned together and nailed." So says a book I have... My guess is that the shelf for the rack is nailed to the legs and through the dowels but that's just a guess. I do wonder if they have it wrong and that the dowels and rack are one thing and the legs another. Seems easier to build to me and you want the part where the music sheets sit to be flat.