Klarinet Archive - Posting 000230.txt from 1997/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Bass Clarinet Stand
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 18:52:21 -0500

At 01:37 AM 12/5/97 -0500, Craig Romanec wrote:
>
> I'm looking for a bass clarinet stand for a Selmer bass clarinet
>with low Eb (not to low C) with a peg. Any brand names or manufacturers
>of such would be appreciated, as well as any ideas for making one (e.g.
>using a cymbal stand or something?)
>
>Thanks.
>
I made one using a microphone stand and a U-shaped tool hook. I screwed
the tool hook into a small piece of wood, and used a small electrical clamp
(for attaching conduit to a wall) to attach that assembly to the shaft of
the stand. The instrument rests on its peg (rubber tip required), slightly
inclined toward the mic stand, and is cradled just below the neck by the
tool hook. It worked very well when used for quick changes between bass
clarinet and bari sax in a pit band last summer. You may have to adjust
where the hook grabs the horn on a Selmer, due to its register mechanism; I
have a Noblet.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.