A cymbal stand is a stand designed primarily to support a suspended cymbal in a drum kit or percussion section.
There are many forms, including:
- Straight stands.
- Simple boom stands.
- Counterweighted boom stands.
- Zero-offset boom stands.
- Multiple boom stands.
The hi-hat stand is a stand for supporting and operating a pair of clash cymbals; The term cymbal stand in English does not normally include this specialised stand.
As well as cymbals, cymbal stands are used to support many other small percussion instruments, and accessories such as practice pads.