Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 1995/04

From: niethamer@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: Regarding Neck Straps
Date: Sat, 8 Apr 1995 22:20:37 -0400

On Sat, 8 Apr 1995, Barbara E Longair wrote:

> Another neckstrap option is using a regular alto saxophone neckstrap and tying
> a piece of shoelace or cord in a loop around one's thumbrest. The hook of the
> sax strap fits into the loop of the string.
>
Our English Horn player used one of those thin pony-tail elastics
attached to his thumb rest and attaches his neck strap hook to the
elastic. This eliminates the "snap-back" from a long piece of elastic, as
well as the expense of attaching a ring to the thumb rest.

David Niethamer