Holding on to your horn

[scottw]

If you or someone you know has an old drum throne laying around its pretty simple and inexpensive to make one. Just take the seat off and replace it with a round piece of wood. cover the wood in leather or something soft to avoid scratches. I just made one a couple weeks ago and it didn't really cost me anything. I use a pt-6 and sitting with it, even with the shelf liner isnt very comfortable but the stand works very well. Good luck! Ill attach pictures so you get an idea of what it looks like.

http://s296.photobucket.com/user/joshd2 ... show/stand" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

The big difference between yours and the BBC stand is that the legs of the BBC are almost flat to the floor and yours are definitely not. This difference is huge when finding a comfortable, safe way to sit.

[hockeyched]

works just fine for me, and I know several other people with stands like this (and it wasn't $90) but to each their own I suppose. Just a suggestion.

[Billy M.]

Has anyone tried the Skyhook®?

I did bloke, and by the way it made the horn so resonant because there was barely anything on the metal other than my hands where they were over the valves and slides. Most beautiful sound I ever made was while using a Skyhook®.

Unfortunately, the conductor got mighty pissed that I had to sit 3 feet further back in the ensemble because of the Skyhook®'s rather large base. I believe his words were "Get that damn yellow thing the hell off my stage or you're fired!"

So I had to go back to my BBC rest.

(Joke aside, +1 for the BBC stand... best tuba accessory I ever bought.)

[Bacchanalia]

Not sure the OP is reading this anymore, but I like using pads like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RUBBER-CAR-DASH ... 7c&vxp=mtr

They stretch and stick really well for weeks, the you rinse them and slap 'em back on again. Beats the hell out of those carpet/drawer/shelf liner things, hands down. Plus nothing else to carry. There are super cheap ones available on "the bay" for a dollar each, but they're too thin and rip apart too quickly. The ones like in the link above hold up pretty well.

[Tubaryan12]

I had carry rings installed on my Marzan and I use a bass guitar strap. It has been the lightest, best solution that I have found, and the only one that allows for 2 free hands if needed.