There are 3 options I use, one of which you already found (small separate piccolo stand).
There are piccolo pegs that bolt to the shaft of a music stand. This keeps your piccolo off the floor. Just hope nobody bumps your music stand or knocks it over.
I usually use my K&M 4-way stand. It is 2 bars of flat metal in a cross pattern bolted in the center. Each corner is threaded for a peg. I have pegs for bass, alto, soprano and piccolo. Some gigs this is fully loaded with all 4 flutes!
Another nice thing about this last setup is you can swap pegs on this thing easily so you can customize it to whatever 1-4 instruments you need on any particular gig.
I worry about all of these setups but I worry least about the last because when there's a bass or alto flute on it, it stands out and is easy to see.
There are piccolo pegs that bolt to the shaft of a music stand. This keeps your piccolo off the floor. Just hope nobody bumps your music stand or knocks it over.
I usually use my K&M 4-way stand. It is 2 bars of flat metal in a cross pattern bolted in the center. Each corner is threaded for a peg. I have pegs for bass, alto, soprano and piccolo. Some gigs this is fully loaded with all 4 flutes!
Another nice thing about this last setup is you can swap pegs on this thing easily so you can customize it to whatever 1-4 instruments you need on any particular gig.
I worry about all of these setups but I worry least about the last because when there's a bass or alto flute on it, it stands out and is easy to see.