Hercules Stands Travlite Folk Instrument Stand

I was eyeing this product for months, then once it was in stock, I jumped on it. Finally a stand designed for folk instruments in which my F-5s will sit without wiggling around or stupidly falling out of.

Sadly, this is not the case. As the stand is not adjustable, the place where the neck should rest is too low for the neck of the mando to sit in - it is stopped from doing so by the scroll of the F-5 bumping up against the stand. Bummer!

Honestly, this is just a fancy stand for a ukulele. I imagine it's good for that. If I had an A style mando I would try it in there too. It's too small for a banjo (which actually sit just fine in a regular guitar stand), as for a violin, there is nowhere to place the bow. So what folk instrument is it really for?

Still, despite it's complete lack of ability to be adjusted, it is very stable and compact. All in all a well made stand, if indeed tremendously one-dimensional in it's conception.

It's going back to Thomann!

I have 2 of these, one housing a mandolin, the other a concert ukulele.
I have found it extremely stable, the foldability for travel being a great benefit. The stand is a little too big to put into a large pocket of an instrument case, but it is light enough to add to a strap or carry by hand. For taking in a vehicle, it is very compact and space saving.

I use this for a main stand at home as much as travel. With the instrument on, it shows the instrument off well and lets me grab those few minutes in the day for practice without worrying about storing it otherwise.

It is primarily for the smaller instruments, I have an octave mandolin, which whilst it would hold the instrument nice and stable, it is a little wider than the stand is designed. The front round protectors can be adjusted for different depths of instrument body.
Overall, a great quality stand, I now have 2 and would happily buy more when the need arises.