Klarinet Archive - Posting 000019.txt from 1997/04

From: Jeff Chan <jeff.chan@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Neck straps
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 16:42:43 -0500

Another vote for neck straps. I use one most of the time. It seems
to prevent recurrence of right wrist and thumb pain from an earlier
bout with carpal tunnel and RSI. I don't seem to have the neck
problems that others on the list have mentioned, but that may be a
very personal issue. Another plus for me, though, is that the strap
relieves tension in my right hand which seems to make it easier for me
to do fast passage work with that hand.

Jeff Chan
Jeff.Chan@-----.com

On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Edmund W. White wrote:

> What's the consensus about neck straps and the Bb clarinet.
> Quite a few of the players at my school use neck straps fastened to
the > thumbrests of their horns. Does anyone on the list use a strap?
It
> seems like a good idea......
>
>
> Edmund White
> ewhite@-----.us