Accessories Safe Saxophone Stands

[tomjazz]

Hi all hope you all having a good 2009 so far?? my Q. i play about an hour a day give or take and would love to use my stand BUT i dont trust them. Are they really safe to leave your most prized possession on. When i am done or have to put it down for a spell i put it upright against my pillows on the bed with a towel under neath. Or is there a rolls royce of stands out there???? cheers Tom.

 

[jonf]

tomjazz wrote:
Or is there a rolls royce of stands out there???? cheers Tom.

Yup. SaxRax. Super stable. Very highly recommended.

 

[losaavedra]

For me sax on wall beats sax on floor (stops me kicking it over and also makes it rather difficult for the darn dogs to pee on it!).
This hanger cost me all of a couple of Euros to knock up ... bit of wood, a bike hook (complete with protective plastic-covered 'prong' end) and another odd clip thing at the bottom end just to keep the sax steady:

Hope helps!!!

 

[peedee]

tomjazz wrote:
Are they really safe to leave your most prized possession on. When i am done or have to put it down for a spell i put it upright against my pillows on the bed with a towel under neath.

Does it sleep with you at night, or does it have it's own little bed, so you can tuck it up at night? :laugh:

 

[peedee]

losaavedra wrote:
For me sax on wall beats sax on floor (stops me kicking it over and also makes it rather difficult for the darn dogs to pee on it!).

Do your dogs pee in the hacienda then, or do you keep you sax in the garden? 🙂

 

[Bobby G]

losaavedra wrote:
For me sax on wall beats sax on floor (stops me kicking it over and also makes it rather difficult for the darn dogs to pee on it!).
This hanger cost me all of a couple of Euros to knock up ... bit of wood, a bike hook (complete with protective plastic-covered 'prong' end) and another odd clip thing at the bottom end just to keep the sax steady:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/losaavedra/MUSIC/100-0009-1.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/losaavedra/MUSIC/100-0010.jpg

Hope helps!!!

Hey Mike, that's a good rack for the horn, but one thing worries me - does it have a drip tray on the floor underneath :erm:

What's the guitar on there?

 

[phil_edwards]

Tom, the 'usual' type of stand with three legs and a curved arm with a 'U' at the top and small cradle halfway down the arm (are you following this?) can vary.

I've got one I use all the time for Alto (sticker on it says Dixon) and the sax is really secure. Others don't grip the sax as well, some feeling loose but unlikely to fall off, others just seem hopeless.

If you're looking for one I'd say go to a shop and try your sax on it, don't trust a picture alone.

Or as Jon says... saxrax!

Phil

 

[nick_cook]

I've got a Hercules stand of the type Phil mentions. It seems to be very sturdy. Never had any problems with it.

 

[losaavedra]

Bob, re ...

" Hey Mike, that's a good rack for the horn, but one thing worries me - does it have a drip tray on the floor underneath

What's the guitar on there? "

... the acoustic guitar is a 'Vantage' and on the other side is a home-grown electric. Sax hook is actually above an upright piano but haven't yet experienced any post-play moisture dripping onto it.

 

[tomjazz]

Mike that looks fab mate thanks Tom
losaavedra wrote:
For me sax on wall beats sax on floor (stops me kicking it over and also makes it rather difficult for the darn dogs to pee on it!).
This hanger cost me all of a couple of Euros to knock up ... bit of wood, a bike hook (complete with protective plastic-covered 'prong' end) and another odd clip thing at the bottom end just to keep the sax steady:

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/losaavedra/MUSIC/100-0009-1.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k56/losaavedra/MUSIC/100-0010.jpg

Hope helps!!!

 

[Col9]

I have a Hurcules stand for my bari. Its relativly cheap, well built and sax is very secure on it. Saxrax do seem the best but with a pretty big price tag.
Col.

 

[tomjazz]

Thanx all Tom.

 

[silver_smurfer]

I'm guessing your bed doesn't see a lot of traffic these days, Tom.

 

[AlanU]

On the bed with a towel underneath?
Is this so that no-one has to sleep on the 'damp patch'?

 

[tomjazz]

AlanU wrote:

Nice one Smurf and Alan

On the bed with a towel underneath?
Is this so that no-one has to sleep on the 'damp patch'?

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[Chris98]

Hi Tom,

I'm not sure if you are still looking for a stand but I'm very happy with my K&M Sax stands, but can't say how they compare to the others already mentioned.

One word of cation though, I know someone who picked one up that looked similar off ebay and similar it was in looks but not in quality.

All the best,

Chris