Klarinet Archive - Posting 000416.txt from 1998/02

From: "Andrew Thompson" <awthomp@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Tendonitis & Anchoring
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 09:24:17 -0500

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> >
> > On Sat, 7 Feb 1998, Amanda L. Fortenberry wrote:
> >
> > > Many clarinetist will probably disagree with this
> > > notion (Even I was opposed to it in the beginning), but after one
gets
> > > used to it, you much prefer anchoring to intense pain. What do I
mean by
> > > anchoring? Anchoring the clarinetbetween your legs. This allows you
to
> > > not only relieve the tension off of your hands and wrists, but also
it
> > > allows your embouchure to loosen. I would suggest trying this if you
are
> > > unwilling or unable to stop playing.
> >
................
> >
> > Many reasons to avoid using the knees as a resting place
> > for the bell, and better to get a neckstrap, which affects
> > none of the elements of optimum body configuration.
> >
> > Neil
> Smiling... Neil the requirement is to be precisely 5' 2" tall (as I
> am)...then the bell rests exactly in the perfect position.

I don't know about that. I am 6' tall and i also use my knees to anchor my
clarinet when sitting. I prefer to perform standing - I do a lot of
dixieland band and stuff, but when i'm practicing or rehearsing, i always
anchor my clarinet, and I don't have to alter my posture for it. Maybe I'm
just shorter than most between the hips and the neck, I don't know. I
wouldn't simply discount anchoring though - works for some not for others.
Neck straps caused me more pain than help. Like everything else
clarinetists seem to talk about, what's right for one of us isn't right
somewhere else

Andrew Thompson

   
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