Low Tuba Stand

[Mary Ann]

My solution has been an adjustable butt pad, adjustable height because some chairs are padded and some are not, and since I rest the tuba on the chair in front of me, I need the adjustment not knowing what chair venues are going to supply. For me, perfect solution, but I have room on the chair. I cut up a yoga mat into 1/4" thick pieces that fit on the back half of any chair, and I stack them (inside a black pillow case) to the height needed. Portable and almost weightless, will fit any chair scenario I run into. Also has the advantage of padding one's butt if supplied with a metal or plastic chair. (That did not used to bother me but does now.)

You could do exactly the same, as Tofu said, using a stand if there is not room on the chair for the bow, with a single thick pad and an adjustable stand.

I have a stand I no longer use, that is kiddie sized (as am I.) I think it is the K&M but not positive; all other stands would not go low enough. It does have a problem that it sinks, and I also had to carry something to put on the floor under the central pipe. Even vise-grips used for tightening were not sufficient to keep it from sinking.

[tubatodd]

OP here: I purchased a cheapo hacksaw from Walmart last weekend. This morning I did surgery to my new DEG tuba rest. Shortening it about an 1-1.5 inches did the trick.



I removed the retaining piece with an Allen key and pulled the top tube out. Next, I carefully taped off what I wanted to cut, then proceeded to cut an absolutely awful, straight (but poorly aligned) line across the tube until it popped off. I was impatient (the garage got hotter by the second) and the hacksaw was cheap. It got the job done. To avoid burs and cutting myself, I finished off the cut with a hand file. The top of retaining piece now sits about where the yellow box is. It was a quick and easy mod and now it sits exactly where I need it.