multiple trumpet stands

teacherchops · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:09 am Post subject: multiple trumpet stands

I'm wondering if anyone has found a good stand for multiple horns. i.e. flugel/trumpet stand. Has anyone tried the Hercules stands?

ejaime23 · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

The Hercules stand is AWESOME! I just bought one and absolutely love it, not to mention it looks like it was made from a Tonka truck

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Yammie · Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Store model

I have a Hercules as well, and it's very handy for part of the fleet at home. Not sure I'd want to unscrew the tops and cart it around, though.

Osmun Music in Boston has got a great stand in their trial room upstairs. I think it's Yamaha branded, but it's clearly from a manufacturer for store display. It's got a THICK wooden base, very heavy so it would never be tippy even full of horns, and I think it's got 4 or 5 horn pegs on it.

I keep meaning to take a photo of the base so I can try and recreate it. I'll just cut a big wooden base in my wood shop then attach some K&M threaded plugs so I can screw my K&M stand tops onto a big base. I'd like to do that without cannibalizing the K&M 5 leg bases, haven't come up with that answer yet.
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BigMark65 · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:20 am Post subject: multiple horn stands

Well, if you want to do something inexpensive and fun, build your own! All you need is some PVC, glue, a few screws, some old tennis balls, and an hour or so. Completely modular; you can assemble and break down quickly as well as add pegs for as many horns as you have.

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DGR · Regular Member Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Posts: 17

I can vouch for the Hercules triple (two trumpet and flugel) stand: it's sturdy, and decidely hard (though not impossible...) to tip over, especially with three horns on it. It does get slightly less stable with just two horns, especially if the two are a fairly heavy trumpet and a fairly heavy flugel. Overall quality and design are excellent, and in my opinion, a good deal for the money.

On the negative side, I've yet to find a convenient way to haul the stand around, as it is both rather heavy (for a stand) and definitely awkward to carry when disassembled. I typically break the stand down and stash it in the piccolo trumpet pocket of my triple case for transport, which works fairly well assuming I don't need to haul three horns.

Hope this helps.

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Bill Dishman · Heavyweight Member Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 1174

I have one of the mentioned Yamaha "display" stands given to me by a friend. 4 horns, very heavy base and well cushioned instrument mounts.
I use it at home and at quintet recitals where I need to hold multiple trumpets and get to them quickly and easily.

I also have a Bach display stand (3 horns) which is basically a marble base with Hamilton style mounts. Very good as well.

I did not care for the Hercules models as they look so wierd (IMO) but they look like they would do the job.

Bill Dishman
Gainesville, Florida

StevenPSparks · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject:

I don't remember the brand at the moment, but WWBW carries a folding model with available perches for 3 horns; DON'T BUY IT!! As a 2 horn model it would be ok, except that the wooden spools/horn holders have less than adequate padding/covering, and the possiblity of denting a bell with them is high. When putting 3 horns on it, the placement is so close together that horn dinging is just inevitable. Needless to say, I would never carry this accident waiting to happen to a gig, and use it carefully for home horn display only. Just fyi.....
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Stevenson · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:31 am Post subject: SaxRax

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trumpeterswain · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:26 pm Post subject: Trumpet Display Mount

Good discussion thread. I'm considering mounting a couple of these on my wall, to get my instruments off the floor -

http://www.amazon.com/Trumpet-Cornet-Display-Mount/dp/B000PK3KRA/ref=sr_1_24?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1201417384&sr=1-24

Does anyone have any experience with this system -- or anything similar?

trpthrld · Heavyweight Member Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 4810

Lock-washers on the Hercules stands will fix the problems of the pegs working loose.

And the clarinet / flute peg is perfect for piccs.
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asemaster · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:21 am Post subject:

I've "slightly" modified my herc triple. It's now a quad & I've weighted the legs with lead. It's much more stable now but a little heavy to carry all the time. It does fit in a Crown Royal bag though.
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richardwy · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:23 am Post subject: Re: Trumpet Display Mount

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