[Dixielandjazz] Band logo displays

Wed May 23 07:28:17 PDT 2007

Rick
What you may want is a banner.  Most sign shops can print on canvas like 
material.  The only problem with it is getting it to hang straight so a 
pocket needs to be sewn in the bottom to house a steel rod or pipe to make 
it hold straight.  A similar pocket in the top (folded over the stand about 
a foot or so) can house a bungee cord to wrap around the stand and hook to 
hold it.  Mike Brooks had some similar banners  made up for the AF band for 
their 50th anniversary to hang from Herald Trumpets.  They had gold bound 
edges and looked good.  There isn't any reason that you couldn't do the same 
thing off the front of a stand.  I have never used this kind of front 
because it's hard to keep banners or any kind of cloth free of wrinkles and 
getting it to hang out straight.  That's why I prefer a rigid sign

I make a sign for Manhasset stands that is about 21 wide x 24 tall.  Folded 
in half on the corrugations it makes a good sign that is held on by the 
weight of the book or by the lamp clip.  I remove about 4 of the 
corrugations so it will hang right and cut a square hole in the corrugations 
about 1" square to pass a light clamp through.   I have made several of 
these for my friends here.  They fold flat and weigh almost nothing.  They 
can be made to be full height of the stand if you want.   The sign hanging 
off the front of the stand is 21 x 14 with 10" on the music side of the 
stand.  No clips no bungees but some Velcro would be a good addition to keep 
the thing from sliding around.

Right now I don't have any photos of the signs but they are easy to make and 
any sign shop can make them for you.  I can get some photos of them next 
week if you are interested or I can send you a diagram on how they are made. 
Too bad I didn't see this - I could have taken photos last night for you.

The other alternative is to get a corrugated stand from Mike Brooks 
www.embeeideas.com he has recently upgraded his technology and can do some 
really sharp stuff.

There are sign shops that can directly print on stiff plastic like 
corrugated plastic or expanded foam board.  It's really sharp looking. 
There may be a shop near you than can do this.
Larry
St. Louis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:47 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Band logo displays

> RICK KNITTEL <knittelsportland at juno.com>
>
>> Hello Listmates;
>>
>> Can anyone direct me to a source for cloth drapes to hang from a music
>> stand on which to put band logo?
>
> Hello Rick:
>
> Can't answer that but here's an alternative. You can create a jpeg of your
> logo. Then take it to a printer and have him convert it to a hard back
> poster which you can then fame. It lasts forever, and can be placed in the
> venue window, or on an easel, or leaned up against almost any surface, or
> hung on a wall.
>
> See my website for our logo: http://www.barbonestreet.com. It is based on
> Toulouse Lautrec's poster of cabaret performer Aristide Bruant.
>
> It is on 24 by 42 inch framed, color poster and cost about $150 several
> years ago. Looks great, travels well, and always generates comments. Even 
> by
> those who stare directly at it and ask what the name of the band is. :-) 
> VBG
> I put an 8 by 10 inch color copy of it in a plastic fame, which holds the
> band business cards, next to it. Logo is also on the cards.
>
> Even had requests from 2 different schools to sell them the poster for 
> their
> art classes. Sent them the jpeg figuring it was good advertising.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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