gotta be honest, didn't buy this to use as a music stand, as a recent convert to the tablet generation i bought to attach a tablet-holder instead, but it works a treat: solid, not too heavy, big chunky grippy things to tighten the sections, it's the mutt's. i get the 'lower quality' thing, but i bought one of the expensive versions of this stand and the screws' threads stripped within a week. but hey, no biggie, couple of hex bolts to drop into the holes and a couple of wing nuts on the other end and bob's yer uncle. and if it happens with this one i'll do the same, but so far it's working perfectly. thank you.