I prefer things to look uniform and orderly and a clarinet sitting at a funny angle isn't uniform or order, but just plain dumb.

The small clarinet peg sits at an odd angle and looks

If you don't unfold the legs of the KB960 completely, the worst that happens is that the instrument sits at a slightly odd angle

The clarinet stand sits at an extremely odd angle, and given the rigidity of the plastic u was loathe to try bending it back.

The flute sticks out at an odd angle which limits placement of the stand in the music room.

Works as it should and folds nicely for transport