Klarinet Archive - Posting 000586.txt from 1998/05

From: "Justin Wood" <olio555@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] C Clarinets, and mixups
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 06:44:56 -0400

>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

I've never marched with a Bari, but in all my practicing with it I finally
ditched the neck strap because it got in the way. A few times I practically
strangled myself. I'd go to set it down, forgetting that I had the strap
still on, and I would give my head a good tug and "head start" (pun
intended) off my shoulders. Where can you buy the harnesses? Are the able
to be used with Alto and Tenor saxophones too? At least with a harness I
might just crack a few ribs and dislocate(sp?) a shoulder....<GRIN>

I think I have picked up tendonitis in my left and right wrists. (The left
being more painful) Anybody have any recommendations on ways to decrease
discomfort associated with playing? I have a doctor's appointment, we'll
see what they say. I figured while on neckstraps and harnesses somebody
might have ideas to help me.

Justin

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