K&M flugel stand with a Dillon flugel?

Bruin · Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:57 pm Post subject:

Sorry, talking about a dead horse ...

I read somewhere, either TH or TM?, that some guy reported that the black rubber bumpers on the Spyder stands leave marks on the inside of a silver plated horn. I never read this complaint anywhere else on the web. I like the Spyders a lot -- so fast to set up / tear down, super-light, convenient.

But, I bought the K&M stands because they felt a little heavier, and just a tad bit more stable than the Spyder -- I compared my Spyder to shofarguy's K&M and this was my conclusion.

Tim, very interesting/creative idea: switch out the K&M trumpet legs for a K&M flugel legs. I might have to try that. Man, you've got all kinds of creative ideas, don't you!

Have a great weekend, all.

Herb
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shofarguy · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 5:48 am Post subject:

I have 5 leg K&M stands for both of my trumpets and my flugelhorn. I have never seen a more stable platform to hold and protect my horns. BTW, the legs are the same on both applications, the cones are the only thing that is different.

For my Wild Thing trumpet, I needed to add 1/8" cork to the cone. The stock felts allowed the bell to contact the legs of the stand. I added a padded ring to the top of the cone to keep the horn straight on the stand.

The flugelhorn works fine on the stand as is. The issue with flugels is not that the horn is low, but that the mass is more off-center, so the horn wants to tip over. The 5 leg K&M has a very wide footprint that is hard to tip.

Brian
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Bill Hicks · Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:28 am Post subject:

I bought my first Spyder stand in 1976, still using it today. Never a problem. I own 5 of them now. I pulled the rubber tip off one and use it for the picc.
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michael_bxl · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:08 am Post subject:

Hello everybody,

Does this stand (K&M 152/40 Flugelhorn Stand) fits Yamaha 8310zg flugelhorns ?

Do you have any experience with it ? I've read one or two review complaining about the fact that it was too small for some Yamaha flugelhorns, but I have not found clear informations.

Thank you !

Edit : I bought one. How to explain... it fit perfectly, but if I put the horn not slowly, or if I push if a little bit, the stand get kind of stuck. So for the Yamaha, it is ok, but it could have been 2 mm smaller or the pad could have been 2 mm thicker.