What sax stands are you guys using?

[CircaRevival]

I use the LA Sax "doubler's stand", it's great. When I first started playing clarinet I had to bend out the pegs because my clarinet leaned in dangerously close to my tenor. I tried a Hamilton, but couldn't get it too fit right with my tenor, but it worked okay with my alto. When I played a lot of alto I used the LA Sax alto/tenor combo doubler's stand, and it worked great. The only negative thing was that when you want to take it somewhere it has to be taken apart into way too many pieces.

So...what are you guys using?

[Dave Dolson]

Hamilton folding stand for alto, with soprano and clarinet pegs.

For my SC902 (curved Yana soprano), I use an Arbiter. I also have a K&M soprano collapsing peg that stores in the bell of my straight sops, and a folding stand in the bell of my clarinet, should I not need the bigger Hamilton stand. DAVE

[jivemutha]

The little German K&M soprano stand works great, folds up in seconds, and is very stable.

[Dr_sax]

For soprano also the K&M peg. For alto an old LaVoz stand, for tenor the saxxy and for bari I just got the SaxRax-What a sturdy beast.

[Fred]

Hamilton folding stand for alto, soprano, and clarinet.

[dpwadw]

K&M (straight) sop stand....absolutely perfect.

K&M alto/tenor stand....great only for tenor. Makes me nervous with the alto. Allows too much side to side rotation. Planning to get an Oleg Bulldog soon.

[retread]

Hamilton for alto or tenor and clarinet and/or soprano. A double stand from Saxquest for alto and tenor and clarinet. A stand from Charlie A for bari.

[tophatsax]

SaxRax for SATB

[Rex]

Old Hamilton for Tenor with clarinet and flute pegs. I've always thought it does not hold the Tenor securely -- doesn't seem to "lock in", and allows it to rotate to the right. This post gave me a thought -- should I try to bend/fit the "horns" to the bell better? I know that is S.O.P. with the new SaxRaxx (and similar?) stands...

[Grumps]

I've also got one of those K&M soprano stands that allegedly fits in the bell for storage; but not in a Mark VI soprano in its original case (or at least mine, 179,XXX). The Saxxy's for tenor and alto are fantastic stands; especially the alto, which takes up very little room. Both of these fit in the bell for storage, no problem. For my bari, I had to modify a Belmonte stand for a better fit for my '20 Conn, but it's solid support. I've got an old Leblanc stand for my curved soprano, as well as a custom made wooden one for home use.

[tophatsax]

When I was in high school I made a stand out of a milk crate, 2x4 and a bicycle hook. UGLY but worked fine in the orchestra pit for musical :)

[super20dan]

saxy for alto &tenor. k&m for sop.

[CircaRevival]

When I was in high school I made a stand out of a milk crate, 2x4 and a bicycle hook. UGLY but worked fine in the orchestra pit for musical :)

How portable was it?

[Bill Mecca]

When I was in high school I made a stand out of a milk crate, 2x4 and a bicycle hook. UGLY but worked fine in the orchestra pit for musical :)
heck Phil , you could've attached roller skates to it and ridden it to the gig! ;)

just envisioning Dennis the Menace with the slingshot hanging out of his back pocket. :lol:

yeah, I'm that old! :(

and to remain on topic... I use a tenor stand I got from Charlie A a couple years back, nice and tall. Only thing I think (and Charlie did too and was talking to the manufacturer before he passed) was the sides of the bell cradle (for lack of a better term) could be made longer to come up around the bell a bit more. It is incredibly stable though. I have a Beechler stand at home that I use in my practice space.

I recently checked out a Saxxy Stand, very stable and incredibly compact, ingenious design, just I already have 2 stands, and it's very short ( I'm 6'2" and do most of my playing standing)

[Razzy]

Beechler... expensive for sure but the only thing I feel comfortable putting my horns on. Also don't have to bend the pegs to hold the doubles straight, as I had to do with my LA Sax stand.

[TMadness1013]

I also use the LA Sax double stand. Not a fan of their horns, but this is a great stand for the $$

[thundersax]

Hercules EZ-safe, it folds up and fits in the accessory section of my standard tenor case, holds the sax low to the ground the legs are wide out, very nice for the $23 that my local shop charged for it.

[jacobeid]

I have been looking at sax stands for my alto lately and everyone has been worrying me about the safety for my alto.

Today I stumbled into a music shoppe and was about to buy a K&M folding clarinet stand (I ordered one for my soprano today...they were just so sturdy and perfect!). They had an Excel stand for alto/tenor with a clarinet/flute peg. I put one of the stores alto's on it and wow..this thing is solid. It moved a bit from side to side but I fixed that by taking one of the plastic parts of a guitar stand that goes around the neck and put that around the bell attaching to the stand. It doesn't move at all and it's really sturdy. Clarinet wiggles a bit, but that's expected since they had to mix it to fit a flute too.

I ordered a K&M folding stand for my alto because they were easily the best stands I've ever seen.

[Multi]

I've got a Saxrax for my alto, and am having second thoughts and thinking about getting a K&M to replace it.

The instructions which I got with the SaxRax says that the horns should be at 1 and 11 o'clock once the bell is in place, but with it like that I have to force the bell in, and so have opened them up a bit more so that it fits in nice and easy. I'm now thinking that with the horns of the SaxRax supporting the entire sax by the edge of the bell will this not in time cause some form of distortion to the bell?

Any comments?

[johnc]

multi. The head of the SAXRAX has a padded centre bar that joins the bull horn head to the frame. The profile of this centre bar means it touches the sax bell around the centre of the bell( ie between the bell flare to the bow). This causes the sax to pivot in this position and inturn locks the sax bell rim into the horns of the stand. Now this pivot position is designed so that it supports 30-40% of the weight of the sax rather than stress the rim. You will see this over time as compression marks in the rubber. Or you could put your fingers between the rim and the stand to see there is very little pressure at these points. The reason for this design is that you can turn the sax in the stand ie at an angle and it will stay in place. This is if you ever need to exchange saxes quickly while doubling or for some reason the saxs gets knocked. It will still stay in the stand. After saying all this you could use the rubber buffer that was supplied for the tenor. You will need to adjust the head slightly until the bow of your sax touches the buffer. but if it eases your concerns then this is a good option. any problems just or further clarification just get on the web site and email. If you have skype I can demonstrate all this on the web cam.

[brassnaked]

SaxRax only for all 3 tenors and the soprano attachment for my soprano.

[Doghouse Riley]

I use "Stagg" stands for both alto and tenor. They're quite inexpensive.
I found the diameter of the "half moon" bar that supports the bell on both was too wide, but I closed them both up, with a bit of brute force to make them fit better.
I also found the foam protection round the supports didn't reach the end of the bars so the metal ends were exposed, which partially defeats the object. So I wound on some black plastic tape to cover them up. It hardly notices and both horns sit very steady on the stands now.

[maestroelite]

I use a Hercules stand for my alto/soprano/clarinet or tenor in place of the alto and it works great. Been using it for a year now and it seems to work fine.

[SactoPete]

For single stands, I have el cheapo tenor and bari antigua winds stands that are quite well built and hold the saxes securely and fold up nicely for transport. I think the bari stand was designed for a low-a sax or something since the bottom bracket didn't even touch the bell. I re-located it to the upper part, and now it works dandy. For a combo alto/tenor stand I use a belmonte stand, also pretty cheap.

Pete

[AlistairD]

All,

I use a Stagg High Level Stand for Tenor. I find it keeps the sax out of the way of feet etc... and the sax is much easier to pick up and put down from this height (I must be getting old....) The downside is that it would be further to fall but I don't want to go there....

[HC]

I have a Beechler saxophone stand for my Buescher TT bari. That thing was so sturdy that I knew a guy that uses this stand with a different head for his bass sax.

[paulwl]

Hamilton for alto and tenor; K&M for straight and curved sops (the a/t stand works nicely for the curvy); old no-name stand for bari, old no-name wheeled stand for bass (Hamilton type where the collar stays with the horn).

K&Ms like to strip their bolt threads, so have some extra bolts around.

I just ordered a K&M stand for bass clarinet; I'll report back on that if anyone cares.

[Multi]

Thanks for that, Johnc. Greatly appreciated.

[paulwl]

I just ordered a K&M stand for bass clarinet; I'll report back on that if anyone cares.It works, BUT. This thing is a big gawky all-purpose stand for bass/contraalto/contrabass clarinet AND bassoon. My puny low-Eb bass doesn't need anything nearly this big - the upper bracket is twice as wide as the tube, and there's a bottom end cup the size of a cereal bowl. The horn just flops around. The tripod takes up a 2 1/2' wide circle on the floor. And you can't play the horn from the stand. But the price was right.

[retread]

But Paul, it's a great excuse to buy a contrabass. No sense in wasting the capabilities of the stand.

[qwerty]

I use sax rax for alto, tenor and baritone. I use a K and M bass clarinet stand. I agree with Paul. In many cramped pits, the K and M bass clarinet stand puts down a huge footprint. And now that you mention it, so does the sax rax bari stand. But the cool thing about both of these stands is that you and leave the horn in the stands and rock the instrument, in the stand to you for those impossible horn changes, particularly the ones that involve both of these large horns, when you dont have enough time to attach a strap.

I use a K and M soprano stand, the one that fits in the bell when disassembled.
WARNING: if you have one of the older K and M's that has only three legs: I had one of these and the threads that held the tube that went into the legs stripped making the stand unpredictable and unstable. My soprano took a tumble off the stand (I caught it both times). K and M HAS redesigned this stand. (In addition to adding two legs, they redesigned the threads).

I use small "pak-a-stands" for clarinet and flute. In a pit orchestra setting, this gives me flexibility in where I can place these horns in relation to the saxophones and bass clarinet. Sometimes there has to be a strategy for these impossible horn changes. And a lay out that is flexible is helpful as opposed to a clarinet or flute stand that is always tethered to the alto or tenor stand.

Steve

[saxman01]

All,

I use a Stagg High Level Stand for Tenor. I find it keeps the sax out of the way of feet etc... and the sax is much easier to pick up and put down from this height (I must be getting old....) The downside is that it would be further to fall but I don't want to go there....


Thats the perfect stand to show off a sax:D !;) :D

[Merlin]

I'm doing a show right now playing soprano, alto, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute and picc.

I'm using the SaxRax stand for the sop/alto/clar, a K&M bass stand, and a custom made maple double stand for the flute and picc. The picc is on an elevated peg, so it's the same height as the flute.

I really like the raised postion of the SaxRax for alto; less bending over to get the horn.

[BayviewSax]

I have a bunch of portable generic (stageline knock-offs) for tenor/alto. I have a Stageline double stand for alto/tenor, w/soprano pegs. But, the only stand I have any passion for is my Hercules tenor/bari combo stand (thanks Bri!). The thing is awesome! Breaks down to an easily transported size, but is extremely [and I mean ERECTOR SET!] stabile! AND!... it looks cool.:geek:

[Roger Aldridge]

Beechler stand/pegs for tenor sax and Bb & C clarinets. K&M stand for bass clarinet.

In choosing these stands I went for the sturdiest construction I could find. I've used the Beechler stand for the past 5+ years and continue to be happy with it. I agree with Paulw's comments about the K&M bass clarinet stand. It is strange looking and my bass clarinet sometimes moves from side to side in the larger bracket as he describes. Never the less, I checked with several bass clarinet buddies to see what they are using and the feedback is K&M is the most sturdy and secure of the bass stands currently on the market. So, I went with it. Happily, I haven't had any problems with it so far. I just had to get used to it.

PS... Paul, I found that I can bend the bracket inwards so it has a better fit for a bc.

[Safesax]

I about got laughed off the forum a couple of years ago when I answered this question, but I use padded guitar stands for my tenor and bari. The're very stable, and fit the area I usually have to work in. Here's a picture of one on stage...



But everyone's needs are different - it works for me!

Dale C.

[BeanMan]

I use a K&M stand and its really stabe. Does Beachler still make stands or did they stop making them?

[BigHunk]

Just got a SaxRax yesterday,,,
Seems to be pretty well made and safe for my Ref..
will post again when i have had time to give a proper review

[potiphar]

For my 1937 Martin tenor an L D Streamline from Selmers of 114/116 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 ,vintage c1947. Still solid as a rock, only don't trip over it in bare feet because the solid steel will cut your toes off. Not sure that they still stock them, though.

[Saxplayer67]

I use two stands that can be for alto or tenor. The first I bought years ago is a 'Dixon', which comes with two removeable pegs for a clarinet and flute (I don't use these). The bell rests in the foam-padded curve at the top and there is a small foam cushion further down, which is held in by a wingnut, for positionig for alto or tenor. It cost about £25 and is fairly sturdy.

I bought another one a few years later, a 'Stagg' for £15 (they didn't have any more Dixons in stock), very similar but without the other pegs, when I got a tenor sax but I only use it for alto when using the Dixon for tenor, as this one isn't as sturdy.

My used straight soprano came with a K & M which I think is excellent and it is stowed by unscrewing the feet, folding them up and screwing the folded part into the body of the stand. A fellow saxophonist made his own stand for his curved alto (these used to be called bent, not curved!), modelled on the alto type described above.

[thehighend]

I about got laughed off the forum a couple of years ago when I answered this question, but I use padded guitar stands for my tenor and bari. The're very stable, and fit the area I usually have to work in. Here's a picture of one on stage...
But everyone's needs are different - it works for me!
Dale C.
ROFL! Getta outta here, you clown!! :D :D :twisted:

[saxmanb]

Hercules Alto/Tenor Saxophone stand (with Flute/Clarinet peg), around $30, is well made, and great bang for the buck as far as stands go. Can order them without the peg or with a soprano peg.

http://www.herculesstands.com/woodwind/DS532B.html

[playitfunky]

Pro Tech double tenor/alto. No stand is perfect but its working well so far.

[RandyJ]

ProTechs for about a year or so now. Got there double stand a few months ago with flute and clarinet pegs, added two rubber "feet" under the center section and that made a big difference. Love how their stands fold up.

[T.S.]

Hercules stands for Alto, Tenor with flute and Soprano pegs, Hercules for Bari and Bass Clarinet...they're stable and don't cost an arm and a leg and all fold into compact units for travel.

[Nefertiti]

I just ordered a Hercules stand for alto/tenor/soprano/flute/clarinet. It looks pretty awesome in the pictures. I'll let you know how it is once I get it.

[ratracer]

Hercules! Great little and very solid tenor stand.

[stu the sax player]

K&M-Bari sax stand
K&M-saxxy tenor stand
K&M-soprano peg
K&M-flute peg
K&M-Clarinet stand
K&M-Alto/Tenor stand with universal peg adapter with soprano peg with big band