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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000038.txt from 2005/03
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Bolero
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:21:24 -0500
Michael is right, of course.
MUTS the way Michael makes it and the way I use it are a bit different.
Sorry for any confusion.
I can also detach the thumb plate (my design) at a moment's notice with a
flick of the thumb, but otherwise while playing, the spring holds the thumb
plate attachment to the rod support (so when I detach it and it falls
forward nothing falls off). When I stand up at the end for applause, I can
let the rod/thumb plate assembly fall forward, pull the entire part off the
velcro piece and set it on the stand, or just hold it in place. Very
convenient.
Without the spring on, the feel is a little different, but the thumb plate
would still stay on the oboe (if I don't flick it off), so this would be
more convenient for cuing; I've found I'm well able to lift enough without
having to do that. Lifting high enough would take the rod attachment off the
velcro pad piece, too.
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Benthin" <benthin@-----.net>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 6:42 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] Bolero
> MUTS does not "attach" you to the chair- without even thinking about it,
> standing to play a solo can occur, since the 14g rod (made from a bike
> spoke) hanging on the oboe just pulls out of the support tube that will
> drop down below the chair, still attached by its pad pivot. For extended
> standing, one can reverse the aupport tube (hang it on the oboe) and
> attach the 14g rod to the waistbelt by a threaded collar (made from a bike
> wheel spoke nipple) I provide on a loop of 1" webbing or a small hollow
> tube you can attach via a saftey pin or piece of shoelace.
> For standing to take a bow, one can leave the oboe rod still within the
> support tube (hold the oboe near the waist); our band has this habit of
> taking a bow, then sitting down to immediately go into a march.
>
> Miriam Williams wrote:
>> I can see how this (standing) would upset bassoonists; we doublereed
>> players have enough to worry us without this added extra attraction!
>>
>> My particular use of MUTS would also prohibit this practice for the same
>> reason. I am fairly anchored to the seat which takes the weight of the
>> oboe.
>>
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