Patent ID: 8022283

Claim:
A positionable scaffold for orienting and stabilizing a known foot-pedal control at an optimal ergonomic position, as determined by the player, for a keyboard musical instrument, the instrument being supported above the floor on a known stand, the stand having an array of floor-contacting members and the foot pedal having a generally rectangular base, the pedal base being further defined by a distal portion having a particular width, length, and height, the scaffold comprising: (a) a channel adapted to support and stabilize the pedal base at an ergonomic orientation; (b) said channel being defined by an axial centerline, a bottom, two side walls and a back wall; (b1) said side walls being substantially parallel, each of a predetermined height and length and spaced apart a distance greater than said pedal base width; (b2) said back wall being generally perpendicular to said side walls and extending therebetween; and (b3) said bottom being oriented generally perpendicular to said back wall and side walls and extending therebetween; (c) said channel being further provided with a fixation socket having a slot adapted to engage an adjacent floor-contacting member of said instrument stand securely and removably; whereby the foot-pedal control is ergonomically positioned and stabilized against creep displacements or tipping during playing of the instrument.