I wanted to share what I am using for a cello stand. I have two. I used to have three but gave one to my niece when I gave her Belle (pawn shop cello). I was going to sell Monte, very similar to Belle. I decided to keep Monte, so I need to get another. I have three cellos and two stands.

I find these stands to be very convenient. They cello bottom can be raised so it can be stored with the end pin extended, or lowered. I prefer not to store my cello with the end lin extended, so two stands have the cello bottom low. I also think it makes it more stable, not that there is an issue. The legs can be widened.

The section where the neck is has a cross bar that flips up when you remove the cello, and is flipped down to hold the cello to keep it from falling forward if the stand is bumped. 

Behind the neck part is a little hook for a bow. I have hung two bows there. One is a better fit, but had no issues with two.

I believe this will also hold a bass. Very sturdy.

A big benefit is that the cello is right there. I don’t have to drag it out of its case I use for transporting to lessons. It also displays my cellos. I find them to be very attractive, like the violins and violas.

Just thought I would share this because they really are good quality.

I do not know why the bow in the stand on the right is angle out. Mine hang straight down. Maybe the hook was flipped up for some reason.

I do put a little cloth dangling on the back of the bow hook. I just painted my livingroom and absolutely love the result. I do not intend to do that again. This is to protect the wall in case I move it too close to the wall when cleaning. I do tend to do things like that. Lessons have been learned. 😁