Unless you are blessed with perfect pitch, at some point you will need to consider how to accurately tune your instrument. Of course, if you’re a pianist, you just get someone who has been trained to do it for you. Not cheap, but easy! So, there are choices to be made, and there is plenty…
Your standard foldable music stand will almost certainly have been your introduction to the world of music stands. Orchestral and conductor stands are the next stage. These tend to be more robust in construction, have a non-folding desk, and are specifically designed for use by players in an orchestral situation – either in the pits…
Whether we like it or not, the double bass will be for ever linked with the large, lumbering and lugubrious elephant – much as the cello is with the elegant swan, or the tuba with Tubby! It wasn’t always the case however, and certainly in the 18th-century the double bass was an important and respected…
You may have thought from our review of the K&M 101 music stand that it was the be all and end all. Music stand nirvana! Well, it’s a very, very good stand. I loved it because I knew I could rely on it. But there some more options to it than that, and choices to…
As double bassists we have many pieces of equipment which are essential – the obvious ones are a bass, bow, rosin and case. Alongside these are other things which we use such as a tuner, a duster to clean the rosin off the strings, a mute and one of the most important things, which can be…
We think the two offerings by Hercules and K&M are the best ones to choose from. They all offer good stability with rubber feet giving solid grip, and have good height adjustability. Two K&M offerings are the 14985 and the149/9 which is a bit more expensive but more robust in its’ construction. The best-selling 14985…
The lightweight K&M trumpet stand (model number 15213) we think represents a good choice for your trumpet. There are 5 legs which fit inside the bell and give excellent stability, and the rubber peg tip and felt pads give a good secure hold and protects your trumpet from scratches. The entire stand can fit inside…
Saxophone stands are essential accessories for saxophonists, providing a safe and convenient place to rest the instrument when not in use. It’s just not practical to disassemble and put it back in its’ case when you’re going to resume playing in a few moments. Saxophones are fairly expensive and can be quite heavy so a…
Not a problem, I’ll look online – BUT: suddenly I am faced with dozens and dozens of different rosins, so which is the right one for me? There are so many factors to take into account. If you are an orchestral player, you will probably need one of the stronger rosins but if you are…
Firstly, let’s get the boring stuff about what a metronome is out of the way. Contrary to what the name may suggest these are NOT very small people living in the darkened tunnels of the London Underground. You will all know (I think/guess/hope/imagine) that a metronome is a device used by musicians to keep a…
