Spawn

I'm getting a Spider stand for my horn from: http://www.pickmusic.net/trumpets.htm

It's the blue one in the pictures with 6 legs.










Don't ask me what the other stands are though.

tom turner

Hi,

I only use my stands at gigs, and I guess I could be accused of overkill!

Yes, I use Hamilton stands . . . big, heavy and ugly. However, only one of my three Hamiltons is a TRUMPET stand . . . the other two are Hamilton TROMBONE stands!

The trombone version has much longer legs and is bit taller too.

I use one trombone stand for my fluglehorn, with the trombone top shortened to fit the flugle properly.

The other trombone stand is for my short model cornet. I top it off with a Hamilton trumpet stand top.

Overkill? Nawwwww . . . those three horns sell for over $9,000 . . . and a solid stand is a "cheap" investment.

Tom

PS: I don't set my horns on stands at home. Sure, it looks cool . . . but accidents do happen. At home the horns stay cased, coming out only when I'm actually using them.

Tootsall

I had a 3 leg K & M. We were playing outdoors "on grass" and on a windy day. I put my Bach on the stand while I tried to turn a page and get the "clothespins" reset when my big left foot bumped ever so lightly against the horn. It tipped over and the m/p knocked against the chair leg. A horn sure looks funny when it's in the case with the mouthpiece sticking out one end of the case! Fortunately the shop was able to remove the mouthpiece fairly easily.

I then bought a 5 leg for my flugel and was so impressed with the additional stability that I also got one for the trumpet. Personally I wouldn't go back to the three leg stand.

And I agree with Tom...the horn does NOT sit around the house on it's stand. I might put a small pillow on the desk and lay it on that if I get called away from practice for an hour or three, but never overnight. In the case is safest.

John Miconi

I just purchased a trumpet stand from Pro-tec. It is the heaviest, and the most well built stand I have ever used. For more specific info check out the Protec wesite at www.ptcases.com :)