Trumpet Stand!

Lo · 12-26-2003, 01:43 PM

Hi all!

I just got a trumpet stand for Christmas and was wondering about a few questions. (It is a Konig and Meyer 3 leg stand)

1. Does using the stand scratch or damage the bell in any way?

2. Should I use a stand in performance?

3. What stands do you guys use and when?

Thanks!

camelbrass · 12-26-2003, 02:06 PM

Hi there

1. I've never had a stand damage a bell

2.I use a stand all the time for both trumpet and flugel

3.I use K&M 5 leg stands..difficult not to use them when you play in a section and change instruments.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Trevor

alanbach · 12-26-2003, 03:21 PM

I use a K&M 5 leg stand..stick a yellow duster over it or any thin cloth...it will help to protect the inside of the bell.

Horn of Praise · 12-26-2003, 05:41 PM

Hamilton (model 500) three-leg stand. Chrome-plated and built like a tank. It looks like it could pass for "drum equipment". :)

DrunkIQ · 12-26-2003, 05:56 PM

my cat are able to knock over the horns on the k&m 3 leg stands but not the 5 leg stands...

get the 5 leg if you get the k&m

-marc

Lo · 12-26-2003, 08:00 PM

Well I just got this new piece of equipment for Christmas so I do not think it would be too polite to return it or get another one since that is what I asked for. Is the 3 leg stand really that bad? Or is there some way I can modify it so it is more sturdier? Thanks for all your help!

DrunkIQ · 12-26-2003, 10:10 PM

unless you have a cat that slides across the floor and into your horns then I would not worry about it..

Welk · 01-08-2004, 11:50 PM

I have a 3 leg K&M stand and I love it. I see no need of getting a 5 leg one!

trickg · 01-09-2004, 09:41 AM

I have a K&M 3 leg stand too and although I've never had a problem with it, I prefer my "vintage" Hamilton trumpet stand that I got back in 1986 as a Sophomore in high school. The K&M is steady enough that it would have to take a pretty bump before your horn got knocked over.

For a short time I was using my K&M stand for my my trumpet and my Hamilton stand for my flugel, but I finally broke down and got a 5-leg K&M flugel stand and other than the fact that it sits so low and I have to bend over to pick up my horn, something that I don't have to do with the Hamilton (I'm lazy!

) I really like it a lot.

dcstep · 01-09-2004, 01:11 PM

I've been using the K&M three-leg and five-leg stands for around 20-years. I had a three-leg fall over ONCE, damaging the 2d slide. Get a 5-leg.

Dave

12-26-2003, 01:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lo New Friend Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 43	Trumpet Stand! Hi all! I just got a trumpet stand for Christmas and was wondering about a few questions. (It is a Konig and Meyer 3 leg stand) 1. Does using the stand scratch or damage the bell in any way? 2. Should I use a stand in performance? 3. What stands do you guys use and when? Thanks!

12-26-2003, 03:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
alanbach Pianissimo User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: South Wales U.K. Posts: 159	I use a K&M 5 leg stand..stick a yellow duster over it or any thin cloth...it will help to protect the inside of the bell.
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12-26-2003, 05:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Horn of Praise Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: United States Posts: 191	Hamilton (model 500) three-leg stand. Chrome-plated and built like a tank. It looks like it could pass for "drum equipment". :)
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01-08-2004, 11:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Welk New Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 28	I have a 3 leg K&M stand and I love it. I see no need of getting a 5 leg one!
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01-09-2004, 09:41 AM	#9 (permalink)
trickg Forte User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Glen Burnie, Maryland Posts: 2,052	I have a K&M 3 leg stand too and although I've never had a problem with it, I prefer my "vintage" Hamilton trumpet stand that I got back in 1986 as a Sophomore in high school. The K&M is steady enough that it would have to take a pretty bump before your horn got knocked over. For a short time I was using my K&M stand for my my trumpet and my Hamilton stand for my flugel, but I finally broke down and got a 5-leg K&M flugel stand and other than the fact that it sits so low and I have to bend over to pick up my horn, something that I don't have to do with the Hamilton (I'm lazy! ) I really like it a lot.
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12-26-2003, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
camelbrass Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 764	Hi there 1. I've never had a stand damage a bell 2.I use a stand all the time for both trumpet and flugel 3.I use K&M 5 leg stands..difficult not to use them when you play in a section and change instruments. Hope this helps. Regards Trevor

12-26-2003, 05:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
DrunkIQ Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 198	my cat are able to knock over the horns on the k&m 3 leg stands but not the 5 leg stands... get the 5 leg if you get the k&m -marc

12-26-2003, 08:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
Lo New Friend Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto,Ontario Posts: 43	Well I just got this new piece of equipment for Christmas so I do not think it would be too polite to return it or get another one since that is what I asked for. Is the 3 leg stand really that bad? Or is there some way I can modify it so it is more sturdier? Thanks for all your help!

12-26-2003, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
DrunkIQ Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 198	unless you have a cat that slides across the floor and into your horns then I would not worry about it..

01-09-2004, 01:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
dcstep Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Denver Posts: 679	I've been using the K&M three-leg and five-leg stands for around 20-years. I had a three-leg fall over ONCE, damaging the 2d slide. Get a 5-leg. Dave
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