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Re: Bass clarinet stand?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-07-09 02:08

When you say 'supported by the bell' - do you mean a small, sax-type stand where the entire weight of the instrument is supported only by a bell cradle?

If so, then that's a bad idea as that will do damage to the bell bow, socket and tonehole as it will get crushed by the weight of the instrument over time or through careless or heavy-handed use.

The ideal bass clarinet stand has a cup to hold the floor peg (or the bell bow for those without a floor spike) and a long upright section with a cradle at the top to rest the top joint in (and the bass either facing forwards or facing you whichever you find best).

Hercules or K&M bassoon/bass clarinet stands are the best type (that look like a guitar stand but with a cup at the bottom), but not the Hercules stand that has the two cradles as they're the worst bass stands ever designed and made.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2016-07-09 05:14)

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