[Trombone-l] Leaving a horn on its stand

[Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW]

Okay, that really happened to me too, but I was too couth to admit it in
front of 1000 of my peers, so I edited the version down a bit.

Hint, hint.

<g>   

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Drover [mailto:slide at adios.co.uk] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 09:48
To: 'Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC USAG Franconia DPW'; 'Tom Izzo'; 'Steve
Carr'; trombone-l at server5.samford.edu
Subject: RE: [Trombone-l] Leaving a horn on its stand



> From: Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC
> 
> In warm weather (and sometimes in cool) a soft rubber stand top can 
> stick to the bell.  As you lift the horn, the stand comes with, then 
> drops away toward the slide.  I've had it hit my slide.


It's even worse when the stand loses its grip from the bell and drops on
your toe.  Then the whole trombone flies into the air, bouncing off the
ceiling and side wall, knocking you unconscious on the way down, finally
resting on top of you flat on the floor along with your music stand and
Guinness soaked Arban book.  Every trombonist should have insurance cover
against this event.

A.