Good Tuba Stands?

[jstrother123]

How about tuba stands for players who play standing up? I have seen a couple of pictures of a telescoping pole holding up a horn, but have never seen them for sale.

Jim

[Kevin Hendrick]

How about tuba stands for players who play standing up? I have seen a couple of pictures of a telescoping pole holding up a horn, but have never seen them for sale.

Jim

DEG make this extender for their stand for that purpose:

http://www.dillonmusic.com/p-5626-deg-h ... layer.aspx

[Lew]

I have tried the DEG, K&M and BBC and still have not found a stand that I am comfortable using for playing. I don't tend to sit back on my seat, but even so I find it really awkward to try to play with my tuba on a stand. The only tuba that I ever really found I needed a stand for was my King 1291 (rotary valve recording bell monster). It was so heavy that it felt like it was made out of spent uranium and the leadpipe was high even for me. Still I loved the way that horn played. The K&M was the only stand that was sturdy enough to hold it up reliably, but it has all the issues that Rick and Roger mentioned. It doesn't adjust low enough and the legs are a real hazard. I think that if I were to use a stand I would go with a BBC stand with the adjustment recommended by Ken.

The best adjustment mechanism I've seen is, alas, not available as "stock" on any stand.
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For me, the perfect stand would combine the Baltimore Brass legs on the bottom with bicycle seat post hardware on the top. For one thing, you get the lever - for another, you would have a standard-size "post", which might provide the opportunity for some interesting experimentation using ordinary bicycle parts. This has the distinct advantage of using parts built for a much larger market. And...if bicycle parts can support Denney, they can support his Holton.

In fact, in case you are reading this Dave, what would it take to change the tightening mechanism on your stand to this?

[Dan Schultz]

There are quite a few opinions regarding the perfect tuba stand... or whether one is needed or not.

However.... I forgot my stand today and had one heck of a time keeping my 1291 on my chops!

[gwwilk]

However.... I forgot my stand today and had one heck of a time keeping my 1291 on my chops!

Ouch!!!! How are your adductor mm. today? A little sore, I'll bet. Those of us who regularly use playing stands don't work out our 'tuba holding' adductor muscles while playing. When we need them to hold the tuba at the proper height, they get flabby, shaky and sore unless we're otherwise somehow regularly exercising them.

I use a 27" Hakuba tripod case to tote my extra gear wherever one of my tubas goes. The case holds a K&M non-playing stand appropriately sized for the tuba I'm using (regular or king size), my BBC playing stand, a Super Giglight, and a Manhasset stand wrench (needed when setting up the rehearsal room) in the main pouch. The small accessory pouch holds pencils, a 'condensate' towel wrapped around my music glasses in their case, and a tuner if need be. The BBC stand stays in the tripod case at home because I use a K&M playing stand there with a drum throne. The drum throne sits high enough that the low adjustment deficiency of the K&M stand isn't an issue. In fact, the rounded rubber feet of the K&M and the drum throne's height enable me to reduce the stand's footprint by raising it to the appropriate minimal height using the feet rather than the central pillar. Adjustment for my smaller tuba is then provided by raising the central pillar, which goes all the way back down for my large tuba.

YMMV.

[Dan Schultz]

However.... I forgot my stand today and had one heck of a time keeping my 1291 on my chops!

Ouch!!!! How are your adductor mm. today? A little sore, I'll bet. ....

A little. But... it's hard to tell if it's from the lack or a tuba stand or the fact that my left leg slipped through a 6" opening in the deck while making a repair earlier yesterday.

I have several stands and just happened to grab the Miraphone yesterday after having not played it for a couple of weeks. One DEG stand 'lives' inside it's bag and inside a hard, wheeled case that can be used with either of the Marzans or the 1291. (Yes... a Bohm & Meinl-built Marzan and the 1291 are virtually the same size and wrap.) Another stand (a modified M & M) resides in my music room. I normally never leave the house without a stand if I'm taking a tuba. I used to keep a piece of shelf liner in each of my gig bags but didn't even have that with me yesterday. A slippery horn and slippery pants (especially tux pants) are a bad combination!

[ehaaslsi]

Hi all,

I am new here (although I have been reading a lot of topics in the past weeks).

This:

http://www.kampeergoed.nl/antislipmatje ... 034290926f

is what I use when my tuba is on my lap. It greatly reduces the muscle tension. My experience is that the tubaweight is not the issue but the fact that it slips away. That is what your muscles are trying to prevent. This piece of anti slip material helps me a lot.

If you worry about its color, its also available in black .

All the best,

Jeroen

[Dan Schultz]

Any of you guys who are trading in your DEG tuba stand for something else... I'd be interested in adding another DEG stand to my 'stuff'. Send me your price.

[Heavy_Metal]

Hi all,

I am new here (although I have been reading a lot of topics in the past weeks).

Welcome!