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Re: K&M vs Hercules- advice needed

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-10-06 19:44

Ah.....I've used both!

The advantage of the Hercules was that it was cute and fun to use (shallow but true) and consequently I used it more. But I agree that the center of mass is higher and that makes it less stable than it should be. I actually knocked my clarinet side to side on both stands and found they are pretty much the same (the longer K&M). The other disadvantage to the Hercules is that it wears out faster (reliant on more plastic parts for structural stability as a stand). Mine lasted about three years.

I wound up replacing the Hercules with the SHORT (newer) K&M which I noticed from images actually has FIVE legs! The extra leg helps make it more stable than either the longer brother or the Hercules. I also added three velcro strips (the soft/fuzzy side) to the cone........perfection.

Still if you are headed toward a pit........Blayman.

.............Paul Aviles

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