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Re: Contrabass Clarinet Stand

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-09-14 23:05

As long as the cup thing at the bottom holds the floor spike in while on the stand, there's no risk of it slipping. The earlier K&M stands had the cast metal cup with slots in it which is no good if the floor spike isn't fitted with a Wolf Super Endpin or similar large rubber floor protector. If not, you could find a suitable sized plastic tub or aerosol can lid and stick it in there.

At an orchestral rehearsal a while back, the contrabassoonist couldn't use the bass clarinet stand as it was one of the earlier K&M ones with the slotted cup as the floor spike kept slipping out. Had the rubber stopper on her floor spike been adequate (it had worn through so she had to use the sharp end instead) then it would've worked fine.

So the type of stand you used has to work with the type of floor spike fitted to your instruments. If in doubt, fit a Wolf Super Endpin to your floor spike.

One of these: http://www.paytons.com.au/img/large/83810.jpg

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
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