YamahaCS-3 Advanced Lightweight Aluminum Cymbal Stand

It’s windy in NM and I’ve played these outdoors with no issues. Physics defyingly (or so it seems) lightweight.

Diese tolle, leichtgewichtige Yamaha Hardware aus Aluminium erinnert mit an die Sonor Protec Hardware aus den 1980er Jahren, die allerdings dem damaligen Zeitgeist entsprechend etwas massiver gefertigt war.Die Yamaha HW-3 Crosstown Hardware ist modern, leichtgewichtig und trotzdem stabil. Dieses Set aus Snareständer, HiHat-Ständer und zwei geraden Beckenständern ist die ideale, leicht zu transportierende Ergänzung für mein kleines PDP New Yorker Drumset. Das mitgelieferte Hardware-Bag ist das i-Tüpfelchen.Der Preis war vergleichsweise günstig und die Lieferung schnell und ohne Probleme.Absolute Empfehlung für das Produkt und für den Händler Okmusic!

I was recently diagnosed with a frozen shoulder (capsulitis) and bursitis. I was lifting an 80 pound trap case into and out of my car and it could have damaged my shoulder. At age 73 I don't want to lug around heavy equipment so I bought a smaller drum kit and recently these great lightweight stands. It is just what the doctor ordered. I don't want to quit playing so hopefully these stands will reduce some of the stress from heavy stands and add years to my performing.

I have been using these stands for over a year now, including taking them on the road with me. They are super light, but very sturdy -- more sturdy than the DW lightweight stands (which I've often had fall over on me, or in the case of the DW snare stand having the snare lower in height as I played unless a really cranked the wingnut AND the memory lock down). I would definitely make sure you keep them in the fabric bags they come in when you put them in your hardware bag, as they legs themselves could get pretty beat up over time. I have used these on light jazz gigs as well as heavy blues and funk gigs, with no stability problems at all. I have yet to have one fall over on me while I'm playing, even some outdoor gigs in relatively windy weather. There is definitely a time for heavier duty hardware, but when you need lightweight hardware that will save your back but won't let you down on the gig, these are absolutely the best I have found so far. I am very happy with these. I have a few of the cymbal stands -- I do not own the snare and hihat from this series, but I have used them on gigs and they work well and are trouble free, and they are on my near term shopping list.

The stand is the most high quality lightweight stand I could find but for over 100.00 I would have liked to see Yamaha add a boom arm to this CS-3 series. For those who just need it to hold one cymbal-all the equipment is there. But for someone who needs lightweight portability for a few lightweight percussion instruments the added options to expand are not there. Pros-it folds up to fit into a city tote-it's shorter in length than my umbrella. It is only 3 pounds. Cons: there should be an option to purchase a boom arm that is compatible with this model. There was no attachment out there that I could find without serious wasteful shipping back and forth ordering wrong parts. Also, the stand reaches a shorter height than other Yamaha stands-ie. the Medium weight single foot model is higher in height for the same cost , has a boom arm but is heavier by at least 3-4 pounds. Offering all these options but in aluminum or even just combining a stand that puts heavy steel where it is needed ie. the smaller parts to avoid wear and tear and not where it isn't needed ie. the very heavy base, would be great new way to go for Yamaha. Where portability on foot is the priority and where instruments are actually lighter in weight than is needed in a heavy stand, there has got to be more out there than a one size fits all model. This is a good start. I hope Yamaha keeps producing in aluminum with more accessories.