I'm wondering if adding a mic stand fiddle hanger to my guitar stand would work. Something like -- amazon.com/String-Swing-Violin...hdGY&th=1

I've had too many close calls in my circle...2 Les Paul's (Not mine) fell and head stock snapped and then watched a buddy have a Taylor smack a brick floor and it popped a seam. The safest place I put my instrument, even if multiple instruments is the case. But that link you posted looks like it work.

My icon is my fiddle bucket. The lining is a stolen motel towel. (A must)
Today I put two fiddles in it. (Standard tuned and Cajun tuned) Plenty of room for bows. I had a wholesale bulk pickle bucket, but it walked away. Home depot buckets are orange. Currently, mine is a local farm supply company bucket.

LOL, Farmer, thats about the only fiddle stand I'd trust! Redneck engineering at its best!

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Originally posted by wrench13

LOL, Farmer, thats about the only fiddle stand I'd trust! Redneck engineering at its best!

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When it's sitting on the ground, it can fall no further. 

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My icon is my fiddle bucket. The lining is a stolen motel towel. (A must)
Today I put two fiddles in it. (Standard tuned and Cajun tuned) Plenty of room for bows. I had a wholesale bulk pickle bucket, but it walked away. Home depot buckets are orange. Currently, mine is a local farm supply company bucket.

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I was hoping you would show up on this topic.

OP:  String swing is good in the practice room.  But when I used it on a stage and looked at my $$$violin$$$ hanging there on the mike stand I got the heebeejeebees.

I switch between fiddle and mando and I use farmerjones' bucket during a show.  (Sorry, Steve, I rarely get paid, so can't send royalties)  Thankfully, an F-style mando fits in the bucket just as well as a fiddle and bow.  Furthermore, carrying a 5-gal bucket full of gear up onto the stage bestows enormous amounts of redneck/hick cred.

Sorry, but I can't suggest how to accommodate a guitar as well.

I use the same or similar mic stand hanger. As long as you're nearby most of the the time, is say go for it. Works fine and dandy. I'm thinking about the bucket though. I currently carry fiddle case and a small 15x12" suitcase that holds the electric gear I need...

Re the comment on stage and practice room, I guess I should have stated the use. This would be a jams where I'd be sitting next to the stand the entire time.

I've often wondered how used instruments, no matter what age, receives all the nicks and dings, scrapes and cracks...etc. I wished I could trust a stand. My daughters got me this stand for Christmas. Hercules Stands. It's def the best on the market IMO. I only use it by my recording desk. They make a violin version too. I considered at one time. Cool topic.

Scott,

For guitars, there is always:

For banjos...

Ahhaha! I dare not give that a "like" though, that seems hostile. :-)

I think my fiddle would feel most comfy and safe in the fiddle bucket! (without flames please)

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For banjos...

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TOUGH CROWD!!  

A lot of funny stuff here at FHO lately

For everything else, but piano, I use Cooper folding instrument stands. They're not cheap. I have 5 or 6 other stands, but I've settled on Cooperstands. For multiple instruments they can each get pretty close. 

Yep, I've seen grandpa's (not my gp) old fiddle fall from a hanger, to hit the concrete from 2 or 3 feet, landing on the tailpeg.  It pretty much exploded.  Sure, you can put it back together, but it's best if you don't have to. I keep all my stuff out and ready to play, at home. I know this is a matter of contention. But I use the same stands & bucket on stage or at a jam or at home. 

We like our banjos.... HOT!

OK and for piano, we have:
 

                                                                           DUMPSTER FIRE

I know, derivative but ...... 

Too soon!

learn2turn - I think I'd recommend separate stands as safer and more flexible in placement options. You could put one on either side of your chair, for example. And I'd worry about the little fiddle being too close to a big guitar, especially a clunky, heavy dobro.
Here are some photos of my spot on the bandstand in a theater production. It was very crowded, but there weren't any people lurching around either. Still I worried that the cord for the bass would get tangled and knock something over, so I had to be careful.

I am in the market for a small table for my violin and bow. I switch back and forth between guitar and violin and don't trust my clumsy self with one of those made for fiddle stands. Must be foldable however. I guess I could go to Wal mart and get one of those plastic ones but was wondering if there something nicer that people are using. And needs to be sturdy.

Thanks

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I am in the market for a small table for my violin and bow. I switch back and forth between guitar and violin and don't trust my clumsy self with one of those made for fiddle stands. Must be foldable however. I guess I could go to Wal mart and get one of those plastic ones but was wondering if there something nicer that people are using. And needs to be sturdy.

Thanks

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Camp tables fold up nice and small

https://www.amazon.com/Grope-Portable-Camping-Aluminum-Festival/dp/B07V2NWMRR/ref=asc_df_B07V2NWMRR?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=79852124146986&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583451669638211&th=1&psc=1

That looks nice, but its a metal top, probably slippery. Would you use a towel or keep it in the case? I think I'd trust a good violin stand more, but I don't really like stands. If I'm sitting down I just keep the cases next to my chair, and if I'm standing the cases are somewhere close by.

I made a folding stand for a banjo and fiddle. Both legs made an A when set up. Banjo in the back (towards me) and fiddle in front. This was a biker bar where we played one Sunday a month, 3 45 minute sets. By the last set it got pretty interesting in there lol.

As someone who mainly plays guitar but often shares rehearsal space with fiddlers and dobro players, I’ve run into this same issue. The most reliable setup I’ve seen is a multi-instrument stand with a higher neck cradle, which keeps the fiddle elevated while still giving the dobro enough base support. It’s simple, stable, and prevents both instruments from ending up on the floor.