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 Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: David Stringer 
Date:   2002-02-28 15:54

My 10-year-old just dragged home a beautiful new Yamaha bass clarinet. He likes to play it in the morning, play it in the evening, play it at... well, you know how the song goes. Assembly and dissassembly is a sort of big deal, so we would like to leave it out from time to time. I tried it on his sax stand. It fits, but the lower tenon is taking a lot of weight that way. Is there some sort of bass stand, or other solution. The Yamaha dealer I talked to didn't have an answer.

Thanks in advance,

David

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: William 
Date:   2002-02-28 16:19

Try http://www.intlmusicalsuppliers.com They have some Bassoon/Bass Clarinet stands listed. You may want to consider a swab--keeping your daughters BC clean inside is also recommended. Good Clarineting!!!!!!

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: Ken Shaw 
Date:   2002-02-28 16:21

David -

Bass clarinet stands are available, but fairly expensive. The larger mail-order places (Woodwind and Brasswind, Weiner, International, etc.) have them. Bassoon stands also do nicely.

On the other hand, 10-year-olds and dogs (not to mention grown-ups) can easily knock a stand over. I'd put the mouthpiece cap on and lay the instrument across the open case, turned to the wall and the top lowered gently to rest on the instrument.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: David Spiegelthal 
Date:   2002-02-28 16:39

I like the K&M stand --- quite stable, reasonably portable, and can hold alto and contra-alto clarinets as well as bass clarinet --- costs about $100 mail-order, available from WW&BW, Muncy Winds, and other retailers.

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: John Scorgie 
Date:   2002-02-28 17:05

I'm with Ken Shaw on this one. Most of us have horror stories of instrument damage from stand upsets.

Another possibility if your aesthetics and the specs of the practice room in question permit it is to hang the bass cl on a wall more or less vertical or secure it on a shelf horizontally.

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: willie 
Date:   2002-02-28 17:16

I agree with Ken as I've seen a lot of basses and contras broken in half at the center tenon from even a light "tip over". I DID see in one band directors's office, a set of heavy duty (heavy wood) stands for all his basses and contras so as to eliminate tip overs and assembly. He said most of his repair problems stemmed from kids trying to assemble them quickly and bending keys and dropping the instrument.

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 RE: Bass Clarinet Stand
Author: David Stringer 
Date:   2002-02-28 19:08

Thanks guys, I think that the "case near wall, clarinet on top" is the clear winner. I had a look at the bass stand at International Music Suppliers, but I still don't see how it differs from a sax stand, thus loading the lower tenon with the weight of the instrument.

As far as the swab goes, I picked up his Bb clarinet the other day and it stinks, so I think we'll install some sort of hygene regimen across the board.

David

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