[Trombone-l] Horn Stands

[Tom Gibson]

The most solid stand you'll ever find is made by Newell Sheridan  
(nsherida at bellsouth.net)

Newell builds these things from cymbal stands and they are SOLID.  
Enough so that my bulky 3-year-old boy has a hard time wrestling the  
trombone to the ground.
He did win that battle once, though............ONCE:-)

Dr. Tom Gibson
tom at trombonelessons.com
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On Jun 2, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Moran, Doug wrote:

Thanks Bill.  Good general advice.  Just wanting to know if someone has
built a better mousetrap, and the answer might be maybe.

Can't be used as a threatening personal protector though if it is in
your bell, in your case.  Maybe if you just take your horn without the
case, that would probably keep them away...

I have the K&M, but I think it says UMI on it.  Still have the blue bag
it came it, but it looks pretty bad these days.

Doug


On Jun 2, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Bill Dinwiddie wrote:

> Hi Doug,
>
> I have not used one of these stands and so cannot speak from personal
> experience, but I will say this: "LOOK OUT!"  Any stand that is that
> light
> is almost sure to tip over at the slightest bump. The center of
> gravity of a
> trombone is just too high to trust it to one of those light weight
> stands.
> IMHO, the only thing that really keeps your horn safe when it is
> parked on a
> 'bone stand is the sheer weight of the stand. The stand I am presently
> using
> (a 3 legged K&M) is rather heavy, but it is very hard to knock over.
> If a
> drunken customer hits it while falling to the floor, well, it's going
> to go
> down along with my horn. But, in my extensive career, I have seen this
> happen maybe once. I always make sure that my rig is away from
> customers and
> hopefully protected by a chair or a music stand or something.
>
> The other good thing about a heavy horn stand is that, when someone
> sees me
> walking down the street here in downtown Chicago at 2 AM on the way to
> my
> car, carrying a big silver chunk of what is obviously metal, they tend
> to
> steer clear of me. I don't threaten anyone, I just carry it in my  
> right
> hand. I never put it in the case because that way my "protection" is
> not
> visible, and besides the darn thing might dent my horn.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Bill Dinwiddie
> billdin at comcast.net
>
>
>
>
>
> Anyone seen one of these Hercules Trombone Stands, or better yet used
> one?
>
> <http://www.herculesstands.com/travlite/DS420B.html>
>
> (URL between the "<" and ">")
>
> Doug
>
>
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