Saxophone - out on display or in the case?

[half diminished]

Should you keep your sax in its case or is it OK left on display/on its stand.

 

[mrjulian]

I wish my wife would let me have it out on its stand.
Apart from the fact I love the look, I can't help feeling it would be better for the instrument to be in the open air.

 

[half diminished]

I wish my wife would let me have it out on its stand.
Apart from the fact I love the look, I can't help feeling it would be better for the instrument to be in the open air.

My tenor is 'on display' in my office. I suggested to 'the boss' that you can get wall stands/brackets and that we could have it in the living room. Well. at least the swelling has now gone down. :shocked: :crying:

I'm not sure though whether it should be kept in the case - hence the question.

 

[Mamos]

Where do you get the wall stands from

I like to keep mine out on display so that I actually play it daily

If it is hidden away in it's case it is sometimes a case of out of sight out of mind

At the moment I have a heavy duty hook in the wall that I hang the strap on but it is not ideal

A proper wall bracket would be better

mamos

 

[half diminished]

Where do you get the wall stands from

I like to keep mine out on display so that I actually play it daily

If it is hidden away in it's case it is sometimes a case of out of sight out of mind

At the moment I have a heavy duty hook in the wall that I hang the strap on but it is not ideal

A proper wall bracket would be better

mamos

Check this out. Sax.co.uk have them as well as others. Apparently you can wall mount them.

 

[Mamos]

I would like something more like this

mamos

 

[Young Col]

Mamos, Losaavedra described a home made wall stand on the old forum a few months back that might be of interest to you.
Colin

 

[Mamos]

I will have a quick search

Back in a mo

mamos

 

[Mamos]

Yeah, I remember that thread now

Had the sax upside down

I still think it would be vulnerable to damage as it is in a general room not a dedicated music room

I would like one that holds the horn upright and parallel to the wall. That way it will be tucked in and out of harms way

Thanks anyway

I got the above picture from the saxrax website but I can't find who stocks them.

The saxrax site is really bad

mamos

 

[Phil Edwards]

Out on display (in the 'office'). Always there ready to pick up. Too much fuss to keep packing it away.

Phil

 

[Young Col]

Sax Co have sax rax as well as the ff.

 

[Sloth]

I'd be tempted to make one myself, but live in a rented place. It would be great to mount a padded box on the wall and have a practise mute as well.

I have a stand which goes on the floor, and I made a cover for the sax out of half a shower curtain (unused of course!) and duct tape. Keeps the sax dust-free at night and takes only a second to whip on/off.

 

[Mamos]

I have spoken to sax.co.uk who have spoken to saxrax who said they don't have any and wont have any for ages.

I have a floor stand however I also have 3 dogs with very waggy tails

I do like the shower curtain/duct tape combo though

I think I am going to have to invent a wall mount

mamos

 

[Mamos]

Well I have invented one

It uses the top part of a normal three legged sax stand but you can still use that bit as normal if you go to a gig

Let me know what you think

mamos

 

[mrjulian]

Mamos - that's really cool! Are you thinking of going into volume production?

 

[Mamos]

I don't think there will be a massive demand but if I get enough interest I could get a few made

mamos

 

[jonf]

Let me know what you think

mamos

Excellent. What did you use for the angle plate bit?

 

[Mamos]

Flat plate in a press

mamos

 

[Linky Lee]

my instruments stay out on their stands in a 'music corner' of my room. I didn't have them out on the stands when I lived at home and my little brother was around. Stands + Children = Nightmare (that's algebra I can understand).

I do pack away occasionally, especially the flute which shows up dust like mad. I hate keeping flutes clean.

I used to hang guitars etc. on the wall using two large U shaped hooks on the bottom and a smaller one higher up to hold the neck in place.

 

[thehunt]

On it's stand in spare bedroom to played every day. When band pratice comes bck in the case.