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Now that the Baltimore Brass Tuba Stand had been around for a while, I'd like to know what those of you that have been using them think. Is it really as non-slip prone as Baltimore Brass says it is?

I've used a DEG stand for some time now...it works, but it slips ever so slowly...so slowly that I don't notice it until my back starts to hurt because I'm stooping down to reach the mouthpiece just enough for it to hurt.

Since I don't see myself ever playing without a stand again, I'd like to find a really good one that doesn't slip to use long term essentially worry free. Is the Baltimore Brass stand it?

FWIW, the K&M seems a bit overbuilt and cumbersome, the tubassist is too bulky to be easy to transport, and I do far too much performing in different places to use a tuba tamer. I guess that leaves me with the Baltimore Brass stand or my DEG...

The stand is great. I used a DEG in the past, and before I switched to the BBC stand I had a K & M.....this stand is by far superior to both.

Well worth it....and definitely non-slip.

My 2 shents.....

Rather than shell out for a BBC stand (which I was tempted to do), I came up with a simple and inexpensive fix for my DEG.

The hand-cranked bolt that came with the stand was always prone to slipping and it finally stripped, making the stand useless.

I made a trip to Lowe's and bought a stronger bolt and (more importantly) a coupling nut. This is a deep nut with a good inch of threads used to join threaded rods together. My thought process was that if there were more threads, the stress on the nut and bolt would be spread over a greater area. I removed the stock nut and put the coupling nut in, together with a higher grade steel bolt. For adjustments, I bought a cheap adjustable wrench that I keep fastened to the stand with a rubber band. The whole setup works like a charm and I only spent about $7, about $6.50 of which was for the wrench.

My digital camera is not working, but I will try to figure out a way to post pictures, if anyone is interested.

I got one of the first ones available from BBrass and have liked it from day one. I sold my K&M soon after getting the BB stand--good riddance to an awfully bulky piece of equipment! The K&M used to trip people walking by, it was so wide! Now, I have more room under my chair for MY feet. The matter of slippage is non-existent--turn the knob and forget about it. Carrying it is simple in a cloth draw-string bag my wife made to accomodate the BB stand and a folding music stand. This seems to be a product without the usual built-in obsolescence and will probably be the last one I need to buy.

Tom wrote:Now that the Baltimore Brass Tuba Stand had been around for a while, I'd like to know what those of you that have been using them think. Is is really as non-slip prone as Baltimore Brass says it is?

Mine has never slipped. Nothing has come up with the Baltimore Brass stand that has tempted me to send any advice to Dave. I keep it in a DEG bag inside my tuba bell, though I have to remove the saddle from the peg first. I use it outside the house at rehearsal and at performances when using BBb instruments (I don't need it with my F tubas). The instrument that rests on it most of the time is a Holton 345, so I think I'm testing it pretty vigorously.

Rick "who thinks the BB stand the best on the market" Denney

I need a tuba stand that will support the tuba completely so I can take both hands off and play a guitar in my lap. I have a bid in on a Wenger Tuba Tamer but I want to know if there are other tuba stands that will completely support the horn.