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Great trombone stand -- If it fits your case!
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by Dan Cervone
(dancervone@comcast.net)
9/27/2008 11:37:58 AM
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Musical Experience:
Professional - Trombone (Bass & Tenor); Electric Bass
Style of music:
Jazz, Pop, Orchestral, Christian
Hometown
Colorado Springs, CO
This is a well-engineered stand that is sturdy enough to support my heavy, double-rotor 1968 Conn 62H bass trombone. Once you figure out how to "unfold" the stand, it's a snap to set up and tear down (the included instructions, however, are a bit ambiguous). The neatest feature of the stand is that it's designed to fit in the bell of your trombone while transporting it inside your case or gig bag. The problem, however, is that it won't actually fit some cases. With my bass trombone, there was too much room between the bottom of the stand and the wall of the case, allowing the stand to bounce around inside the trombone bell -- not cool! Fortunately, I solved that problem by inserting a 5" x 6" x 1" piece of "spongy" foam between the end of the stand and the wall of the case to prevent the stand from moving during transport -- problem solved! However, when I tried to use the stand with my early 1970's King 3B tenor trombone, the opposite occurred. With the stand firmly inserted in the bell, there still wasn't enough room to get the horn's bell section to fit inside what is actually a cavernous coffin-case! (A friend has the same problem with this stand not fitting in his form-fitting trombone case.) In my case, the block that holds the trombone's main brace is fastened to a compartment cover with two screws. Although I haven't done it, yet, I plan to simply drill two new holes and reposition the holding block so that both the bell section and inserted stand will fit inside the case. I'm also a bit skeptical about how well the stand will work in a soft-sided gig bag. If you're able to sufficiently secure the stand to prevent it from bouncing around inside the trombone bell, then I think you'll be okay.
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