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Re: Buffets and cutting corners

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2018-01-26 10:13

>> The problem with anything with more than three legs is that if the floor isn't flat, the clarinet can wobble <<

Not exactly. The legs/hinges/mounts/etc. can have some flex in them, enough that all legs will touch the floor. Three legs likely contact with more weight but the flex isn't enough to cause a problem (the three leg stands usually have the same flex anyway).

It's a compromise between the three points being distributed better on a three leg stand, but the five leg stand still has the extra areas preventing it from falling over, even with the three points with most weight on them being in less optimal positions.

Another issue is the foot print. Some of those five legs stand that fit inside the bell have smaller foot print so less stable.

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