leaving my sax out

[Steve123]

Just a quick question here. If i leave my sax out on a stand, is it ok to leave it completely set up with reed on and everything so when i want to play I can just pick it up and play? Is that bad for the instrument or reed? Please let me know.
Thanks, Steve

[Sigmund451]

Its not the best of ideas but the sky wont fall. Your likely to have your reed warp and at a minimum get less play time from each one. Your cork on the neck wont will stay wet longer and shorten its life. Also, you wont be swabing the inside of your sax and neck if your leaving it assembled, thats not good for pads and grung. Additionally, if its a metal mpc this will be harder on the plating.

I leave mine set up for the day if Im off. At night I disassemble and clean it. I, however, take the reed off each time I stop for any length of time. There are those who do what your doing but its not the best of habits...but like I said...worse things can happen to a sax.

[gary]

There is a whole thread on this. My short answer is I always put the reed back in a reed holder because I think it's better for it to dry out on a flat surface. I usually leave the horn out as incentive to practice.

[BlueNote]

I play mine off and on all day, so most of the day I leave it on my stand fully set up. Unless I leave it out literally ALL day and only play it once, the reed sometimes gets a tad out of shape, but usually not.

[Dave Dolson]

Yes, there was a a lot of discussion about this issue somewhere else on SOTW. My short answer - leave it out and suffer the consequences to the finish. DAVE

[sskilton]

Hi Steve,

To add my 2 pence worth, I leave mine out on a stand all the time as an incentive to practice (not mention it makes a nice feature in the room). Saying that, I practice once a day for an hour or so and ALWAYS clean my sax, mouthpiece, neck and wipe and return the reed to its case. I ‘polish’ the sax body with a dry duster (no products), I store just the sax body on the stand with a pad saver in (this alone will no doubt create a whole new can of worms). Personal preference guys, no right or wrong answer.

I have done this for the last 6 months (not been playing long) and have not yet noticed any ill effects.

Sarah

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[Gordon (NZ)]

It will gather a lot of dust, particularly close to the pivots, where there may be oil on the surface. Then the accumulated dust will absorb the oil out from where it should be, into the dust.

One of the functions of the oil in the pivots is to stop them rusting.

[pip]

thx for your post steve as reading the replies has made me think about cleaning my sax out straight after i practise. something i found out is that if u leave it out too long without playing it it usually takes alot of warming up next time you go to play it.

[Deva]

I always leave my sax body on the stand (having cleaned it straight away after playing) and I drape a cloth over it to protect it from dust.

[Altoman5]

I only use my stand when I need to change song books (I hate resting my sax on my leg!) or when I need to do something else real quick, come back and get right back on playing. When I'm done playing, I clean my sax, disassemble it and put everything back in the case.

If I was playing a different instrument (keyboard, guitar) I'd probably leave it out for motivation for playing. But with an instrument with so many parts that could go wrong, I don't take a chance. I would like my YAS-62 to last for a long time.

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[SaxPlayer1004]

i don't see a problem leaving a horn out on the stand as long as the mouthpiece and reed are off of it and eachother. I would use the HW shove it's on the neck bell and body, and have something covering it with a dust cloth. this may end up being just as much work as putting it in its case. If you are sure nothing will bump it or anything, taking the mouthpiece and reed off, putting the bell saver in (this will soak up the spit in the bottom of the horn and keep it from deteriorating) and the dust cloth, it should be fine. I find it much easier and quicker during practice sessions of the horns are on the stand and i just have toput the mouthpieces on. i play generally 2-7 instruments in a practice session depending on my mood and up coming gigs, so the stands are life savers.

[SaxPlayer1004]

i don't see a problem leaving a horn out on the stand as long as the mouthpiece and reed are off of it and eachother. I would use the HW shove it's on the neck bell and body, and have something covering it with a dust cloth. this may end up being just as much work as putting it in its case. If you are sure nothing will bump it or anything, taking the mouthpiece and reed off, putting the bell saver in (this will soak up the spit in the bottom of the horn and keep it from deteriorating) and the dust cloth, it should be fine. I find it much easier and quicker during practice sessions of the horns are on the stand and i just have toput the mouthpieces on. i play generally 2-7 instruments in a practice session depending on my mood and up coming gigs, so the stands are life savers.