Accoustic/Mandolin stand for playing during a gig?

[Monckyman]

OK, so some of you remember the prog/rock bands that simply weren`t satisfied at having only one instrument to play at a time and resorted to multi necked monsters.
Well the other alternative was a stand that clamped your accoustic in a position where you could nonchalantly stroll over, unmute and play the chord of the anti-christ, before strolling away playing your Flying z or whatever.
So, I need one,my guitarist needs to play a mandolin during a couple of songs without removing his guitar, but what the hell do I search for?
Stand just gets a million stands, all the same.Guitar Clamp doesn`t work, what name am I searching for here?
Ta.
MM

[BigAlonBass]

Best of luck. I haven't got a clue either! Both my guitarists were looking for them, and after almost a year of asking, they've both come up empty.

[icastle]

The common name is a 'walk up stand'.



I know that Hobgoblin used to sell them but I'm not sure if they still do.

[BassBus]

Don't know if it would fit a mandolin but have a look at this...

[url="http://www.mbracestand.com/mbrace_home.html"]http://www.mbracestand.com/mbrace_home.html[/url]

[Graham56]

Just get your band mandolin tech to hand it to him from the side of the stage...

[Monckyman]

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Just get your band mandolin tech to hand it to him from the side of the stage...
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Thanks gents, those designs have certainly sparked a few ideas.
Because of the round back of the Mando, I don`t think they`ll be suitable,but....I`m thinking I can make something similar for a bow back.
Hmmmm.......

[MB1]

MB1.
...Your Guitarists not Nigel Tuffnell by any chance?

Get to Nobgoblin top floor at Johnny Roadhouse for all your Mando Needs!

Edited January 31, 2012 by MB1

[ead]

Still in progtastic use! Saw Yes in Manchester last year and Mr Squire has his bass strapped on plus a fretless held vertically in a walk up stand for (limited) use in one of the songs. I reakon Steve Howe will have two for the next tour...

[Monckyman]

Martin, ta for the tip, I never considered Mr Roadhouses dusty upper floor.

At the moment my poor guitarist is bestrewn with a mando and a guitar and it all gets a bit messy and clonky when one hits the other etc.

[pete.young]

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Because of the round back of the Mando, I don`t think they`ll be suitable,but....I`m thinking I can make something similar for a bow back.
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Bowl back, schmowl back - you need one of these: http://www.almuse.co.uk/mandolin_gallery.html

[Monckyman]

Nice idea, terrible budget!

[pete.young]

Ha ha! Yes, they are a bit dear. I have an Epiphone Mandobird which worked pretty well as a cheap fix until I got a decent pickup in my main mando.

An Mbrace stand should fit a mandolin, judging by the comments on mandolin cafe, but it probably won't work with a bowl-back.

[Monckyman]

No, I reckon not, but i`m thinking we can build something similar with a bit of head scratching and some double sided sticky tape and an old washing up liquid bottle.

[Cat Burrito]

I have a mandolin clamp that just clips to the mic stand, job done. I can't see them on EBay etc right now but worth hunting around for one. This is the closest I can find right now

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fantastic-stand-mandolins-violins-guitars-banjos-/300525905070?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item45f8bd64ae#ht_500wt_922"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fantastic-stand-mandolins-violins-guitars-banjos-/300525905070?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item45f8bd64ae#ht_500wt_922[/url]

[pete.young]

[quote name='BurritoBass' timestamp='1328203577' post='1523668']
I have a mandolin clamp that just clips to the mic stand, job done. I can't see them on EBay etc right now but worth hunting around for one. This is the closest I can find right now

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fantastic-stand-mandolins-violins-guitars-banjos-/300525905070?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item45f8bd64ae#ht_500wt_922"]http://www.ebay.co.u...ae#ht_500wt_922[/url]
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If I've understood this correctly, these are for holding the mandolin when you're not playing it. Monckyman is looking for something to hold the mandolin while you are playing it.

Mind you those old bowl backs are so cheap on Ebay it might be worth just buying one, drilling a hole in the side and fitting a speaker pole socket to it :-)