TromboneChat

I'm thinking of improving my general trombone care and I'm wondering. I have a small "forest" of trombones on trombone stands in my practice area, and one problem with that setup is the slides. If there is moisture in the horn after I'm done playing and cleaning it, it will inevitably stay in the slide and settle into the crook. A way around that is to take the outer slides off and store them upside-down so they are guaranteed to drain. Has anyone ever seen something like a trombone outer slide stand, where I would hang these outer slides off of it by the crook, upside-down?

I have occasionally hung the outer slide on the inner slide's crossbrace. Requires carefully threading the outer brace between the inner tubes...

I've also used a doorknob! But only when living alone.

A wall-mounted hook would probably work well. Maybe one of these?
https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/p/d/cobnaw017057/

There are various kinds of things you can clamp to a stand tube (or elsewhere, or others you can put on a wall). I use one of these to hold my outer slide if I want to take it off for some reason (like cleaning).

K&M Trumpet holder: https://www.amazon.com/Konig-Meyer-157- ... r=8-5&th=1

I'll be that guy... life is too short to worry about this.

I do this for extra slides. Two command hooks. These have been hanging for about 10 years. You can put them either way - up if you're worried about the inner falling out or down if you're worried about condensation accumulating.

I feel kind of stupid, but also:

Some great ideas here!

AndrewMeronek wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:08 pm I feel kind of stupid, but also:

No. Just ignorant. Ignorant can be fixed.

ghmerrill wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:50 pm There are various kinds of things you can clamp to a stand tube (or elsewhere, or others you can put on a wall). I use one of these to hold my outer slide if I want to take it off for some reason (like cleaning).

K&M Trumpet holder:

Oh, I thought a trumpet holder looked more like this:

I have a couple of a couple of those, but I don't have a trumpet.

ghmerrill wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:48 pm I have a couple of a couple of those, but I don't have a trumpet.

They work just dandy on woodwinds, too.

If I’m too busy or too lazy to run a Yamaha drop-rag through the slide, I’ll take it apart, hang the inner slide on one half of my music stand, and the outer slide upside down on the other half. I aim them so they drop into my ceramic-coated iron spittoon:


It’s also useful for holding the inner slide when I clean the outer slide.

Just be a Conn guy. Nickel slide crooks, not too much to worry about

Hey Andrew
My trombones on the stand.
There are 2 - 2 x 6's with angle tops on the right front corner.
Real easy to hang any part of several slides on each.
Together. apart. right side up or down.
3 or 4 pieces fit gently on each board.
Also easy to hang the outer slide while lubing the inners.

Each trombone has a wood dowel stuck in a 2x6 on the floor then a toilet plunger with a hole in it slide down to the needed spot and a rubber chair or crutch tip on the top. A rag for condensation and each horn has a happy place.