Klarinet Archive - Posting 000582.txt from 1998/05

From: Dodgshun family <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: Re: [kl] C Clarinets, and mixups
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 01:48:30 -0400

At 01:36 PM 11/05/98 -0600, you wrote
>> They are
>> so heavy without a peg. I don't like to use a peg on A basset and a neck
>> strap feels weird since there is no crook on the instrument. I use
>> basset A clarinet as rarely as I can get away with for these reasons. I
>> couldn't imagine picking up a basset clarinet every time I needed an A.
>
>Not a concern for me. I've marched Bari Sax, Bass Cl, and Alto sax, and
>there's always at least one occasion when I get out the horn and realize
>that the neck strap is on the bed at home. If I can march a bari sax for
>a day without a strap, I figure a performance with a basset won't kill me.

You marched with a bari for an entire day without a neckstrap?! How strong
are your wrists? I can't even play mine sitting down for more than half an
hour without a neckstrap! Mind you, my bari is nearly as big as me (I'm
5'2'' and have the build to go with it). OK, alto sax and bass clarinet I
can understand, but a bari? By the way, if you haven't already tried it,
the best neckstrap I've ever used on bari is the Neotech harness. Sure,
when I used it in a show, one of the crew asked me if I was into
rockclimbing (!) but it is a fantastic strap.

Anna

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