Trumpet stands... - Page 2

riffdawg2000 · 02-09-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by talcito

I use the K&M trumpet.

A couple of months ago I started playing a horn with a smaller bell area. Well, shortly afterwards I am playing on a gig and the band leader asks for a trumpet solo.

I bring my horn up to my chops and as I am ready to start the best solo I have ever played-----I realize the trumpet stand is still inside my bell?
The guys in the section were looking at me like I was going to use the stand as some sort of mute!

I continue having this "sticking" situation. I even bought another stand. It only happens when I have played the horn for a while and I start getting the moisture around the bell.

This has never happened to me before. The trumpet is gold plated---maybe thats the problem?

I have the same issue with my Bach C trumpet. What I do is sooo simple:

I use those little 'hair tie thingys' that girls use to do pony-tails (ones that DO NOT have any metal on them) to secure my 1st and 3rd slides when I am not using the horn. (helps prevent the slides from coming out in my case) ...

Anyhow ..

When I take the 'hair tie thingys' off the horn, I store them around the K&M stand! This also seems to prvent the horns from sticking to the stand.

MUSICandCHARACTER · 02-09-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by trpguyy

Hey, that Pro Tec stand looks like it has just enough height to keep my soprano trombone slide from touching the ground.

Is it easy to knock over though? It looks like it's much taller than it is wide, and it only has three legs. Is it really bottom-heavy or something?

I have been actually selling quite a few of them. They are quite secure -- they weigh a bit more than the plastic "peg type" stand but they are quite stable. I'll bet it would work great with a sop trombone.

Jim

bandman · 02-15-2005, 11:34 PM

I have several stands, but my favorite is an old Hamilton trombone stand. It is great on a gig at the end of the evening when I'm too lazy to bend over to pick my horn up off my trumpet stand! I was given an K&M Flugel stand this week. I love it as I find it to be very secure.

trickg · 02-16-2005, 12:24 AM

By far my favorite stand over the years has to be an old Hamilton stand that was inherited from my sister in 1986. It's been on more gigs than I can count and it's still as good as it ever was. I used to have two of them (one of them was given to me by a friend and was missing the tripod knob, which in no way hinders the functionality of the stand) but at some point it disappeared along with a couple of mutes and who knows what else. I think that my wife threw them away one time on accident because she was cleaning out some stuff and probably tossed the whole box that they were in.

Anyway, I don't like the new Hamilton stands. I don't think that they are as durable as the older ones and they have completely eliminated the tripod locking knob, not to mention that the tripod area is smaller and they aren't quite as tall. I guess Hamilton was trying to cut costs or something.

gordygourmet · 02-16-2005, 02:54 AM

I use a K&M five legger. I once had my three legger knocked over by an viola player. Darn viola players anyway! The five legger is quite nice. I have a raw brass bell, and I have never seen any damage or scratches.

I usually hold my horns during gigs, but if I am in rehearsal and I remember to put it out, I use it.

pT

eisprl · 02-16-2005, 08:07 AM

I use the five legged one as well. (I also use the three legged one for another trumpet if I need it - only because I do not have two five legged stands) But for jazz stuff I tend to use the K&M (is that the taller one that looks like a mini tromboe stand?) if so, that's the one I use for Jazz band. (Easier to reach when standing)

I also us the flugel stand (only three legs but its sturdy enough).

Eric

trickg · 02-17-2005, 10:51 AM

In all the time I have used that Hamilton stand, it has only been knocked over twice, but in both cases, it wouldn't have mattered what stand it had been on, it would have gone over.

The first time, I must have set it down on a mic cord because between sets, Safiro decided he was going to adjust some sound things on stage, yanked on the mic cord that the stand was sitting on, and over it went! Fortunately, there was no damage except for a teeny little dent in the second valve slide.

The second time, I was walking through a tight area prior to a gig, didn't realize how close I was, and knocked it over with my case. This time I was not so lucky and it froze the second valve. I barely had enough time to go home and get a different trumpet and I made it back to the gig about 3 minutes before downbeat.

I'll use that Hamilton stand until it falls apart or I lose it.

bandman · 02-17-2005, 04:09 PM

Speaking of stands, does anyone have a GREAT piccolo trumpet stand?

BigBadWolf · 02-17-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bandman

Speaking of stands, does anyone have a GREAT piccolo trumpet stand?

This is the one I use:

They have them at:

http://store.osmun.com/browse.cfm/2,48.html

eisprl · 02-17-2005, 10:05 PM

That's the one I use also (clarinet stand isn'y it) The music shop where I do my shopping looked at me funny when I bought that and a clarinet gig bag (the kind you put the hard case) at a clearence sale ($15 total). The case is great for holding ALL my mutes, oil etc...

The stand isn't the most sturdy thing but it's the closest I can find.

Eric

02-15-2005, 11:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,058	I have several stands, but my favorite is an old Hamilton trombone stand. It is great on a gig at the end of the evening when I'm too lazy to bend over to pick my horn up off my trumpet stand! I was given an K&M Flugel stand this week. I love it as I find it to be very secure. __________________

02-16-2005, 12:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,054	By far my favorite stand over the years has to be an old Hamilton stand that was inherited from my sister in 1986. It's been on more gigs than I can count and it's still as good as it ever was. I used to have two of them (one of them was given to me by a friend and was missing the tripod knob, which in no way hinders the functionality of the stand) but at some point it disappeared along with a couple of mutes and who knows what else. I think that my wife threw them away one time on accident because she was cleaning out some stuff and probably tossed the whole box that they were in. Anyway, I don't like the new Hamilton stands. I don't think that they are as durable as the older ones and they have completely eliminated the tripod locking knob, not to mention that the tripod area is smaller and they aren't quite as tall. I guess Hamilton was trying to cut costs or something. __________________ Patrick Gleason email me at: trickg1@hotmail.com "What we do in life echoes in eternity" "At my signal, unleash hell." - Maximus Decimus Meridius

02-16-2005, 08:07 AM	#16 (permalink)
eisprl Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Halifax, NS CANADA Posts: 520	I use the five legged one as well. (I also use the three legged one for another trumpet if I need it - only because I do not have two five legged stands) But for jazz stuff I tend to use the K&M (is that the taller one that looks like a mini tromboe stand?) if so, that's the one I use for Jazz band. (Easier to reach when standing) I also us the flugel stand (only three legs but its sturdy enough). Eric __________________ Eric Sproul Practice is like filling a leaky bucket Bb: Yamaha Xeno 8335 C: Bach Stadivarious 239L and 25A leadpipe (Owned by Eric Sholtz) Flugel: Yamaha Bobby Shew 6310Z Mouthpieces: GR tech www.stadband.ca

02-17-2005, 10:51 AM	#17 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,054	In all the time I have used that Hamilton stand, it has only been knocked over twice, but in both cases, it wouldn't have mattered what stand it had been on, it would have gone over. The first time, I must have set it down on a mic cord because between sets, Safiro decided he was going to adjust some sound things on stage, yanked on the mic cord that the stand was sitting on, and over it went! Fortunately, there was no damage except for a teeny little dent in the second valve slide. The second time, I was walking through a tight area prior to a gig, didn't realize how close I was, and knocked it over with my case. This time I was not so lucky and it froze the second valve. I barely had enough time to go home and get a different trumpet and I made it back to the gig about 3 minutes before downbeat. I'll use that Hamilton stand until it falls apart or I lose it. __________________ Patrick Gleason email me at: trickg1@hotmail.com "What we do in life echoes in eternity" "At my signal, unleash hell." - Maximus Decimus Meridius

02-17-2005, 04:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
bandman Forte User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lafayette, LA, USA Posts: 1,058	Speaking of stands, does anyone have a GREAT piccolo trumpet stand? __________________

02-16-2005, 02:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
gordygourmet New Friend Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: St. Cloud Posts: 22	I use a K&M five legger. I once had my three legger knocked over by an viola player. Darn viola players anyway! The five legger is quite nice. I have a raw brass bell, and I have never seen any damage or scratches. I usually hold my horns during gigs, but if I am in rehearsal and I remember to put it out, I use it. pT

02-17-2005, 10:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
eisprl Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Halifax, NS CANADA Posts: 520	That's the one I use also (clarinet stand isn'y it) The music shop where I do my shopping looked at me funny when I bought that and a clarinet gig bag (the kind you put the hard case) at a clearence sale ($15 total). The case is great for holding ALL my mutes, oil etc... The stand isn't the most sturdy thing but it's the closest I can find. Eric __________________ Eric Sproul Practice is like filling a leaky bucket Bb: Yamaha Xeno 8335 C: Bach Stadivarious 239L and 25A leadpipe (Owned by Eric Sholtz) Flugel: Yamaha Bobby Shew 6310Z Mouthpieces: GR tech www.stadband.ca

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