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Just received my BBC tuba rest today. By far the nicest one I’ve seen. I tried to buy one of these maybe a year ago. They said at the time they would not be making anymore. Got a phone call out of the blue asking if I still wanted one. So happy I was able to get one. Anyone still wanting one I would call them. Who knows how many they will make.


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Is this what you are talking about?


Pretty neat idea. I would think that with a table saw and a router, a person could crank them out for next to nothing. They'd make great tuba Christmas gifts!

LibraryMark wrote:Is this what you are talking about?


Pretty neat idea. I would think that with a table saw and a router, a person could crank them out for next to nothing. They'd make great tuba Christmas gifts!

No it’s a playing rest I should have said. Like the DEG or the K and M but very well made. They have not been available for a very long time.


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Here is a picture of one for reference. Very well made.


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BBC playing stands are the gold standard.

I have a DEG one and I find it to be a little clunky and awkward. The spring-loaded BBC mechanisms are really nice.

arpthark wrote:BBC playing stands are the gold standard.

I have a DEG one and I find it to be a little clunky and awkward. The spring-loaded BBC mechanisms are really nice.

I was on a wait list for a long time. So long that I forgot about it and they called me out of the blue and asked if I still wanted one. I don’t know how many they made or will have but it’s much better than my DEG which is held together with a hose clamp.


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@peterbas

What you're showing there might (??) be one of the things that my friend - the owner of the world-renowned Memphis Drum Shop - was offering to show me...

...I'm pretty sure that - over the phone - he was trying to describe various drum throne "add-ons" to me.

...I don't know which (??) would be easier to carry around, but - with the keyboard bench (a bit over $40, w/domestic shipping) - I have a larger plain/flat surface, which (I would think?) offers me more freedom of movement, and allows me to move the tuba slightly here-or-there a bit more...(??)

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YorkNumber3.0 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 6:10 am Yeah, once you invest in a table saw, a router, a place to use them, attain the skill to use them as needed, lumber, fasteners, carpeting, and adhesives, right after all that, it would be next to nothing to crank them out until you needed more materials. Working for free is fun, too!

I bet he’s not talking about these, btw. I bet he’s talking about the BBC playing stand that’s now back in production, at least for now.

I have always followed the notion that "he who dies with the most tools wins".

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peterbas wrote: ↑Thu Jun 22, 2023 12:53 pm Some sax player on YouTube wasn't that happy with the stool and only used the arm on a KM stool like this, which he preferred for comfort.
Still, your solution wins on price and ease of carrying. But maybe a bench with some better foam could be an "only buy" solution?



https://www.thomann.de/be/km_stehhilfe_ ... wAEALw_wcB

I'm going to ATTEMPT to quit off-topic-ing this thread (though, at least I'm not SELLING anything... )

This is the rubber that I used to replace the thick/crappy white 2" foam rubber within...
...so I guess the total cost ended up around $65 + some "home labor (prying staples, cutting rubber, tacking down rubber, and re-stapling).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/354471302040