Klarinet Archive - Posting 000659.txt from 1998/05

From: Dodgshun family <dodgshun@-----.nz>
Subj: RE: [kl] Baritone sax harness (was C Clarinets and mixups)
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 09:59:07 -0400

>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>

>Justin

The harness I used belongs to a friend of mine - her parents bought it while
they were in New York. It's a Neotech, so you should be able to get one
without too much difficulty. I don't know about using it for alto and tenor
- I didn't ever try. Just thinking about it, I get the idea that tenor
would probably be OK, but alto might not work. The hook on it sat just
below the base of my ribcage; my alto ring is higher up than that. And you
won't dislocate your shoulder; all the weight goes across your shoulder
blades and across your sides. If you hung a bass or a contrabass on it you
might crack a rib, but I doubt that a bari would do that! Honestly, when I
used it it felt like I was playing soprano - absolutely no weight on my
wrists at all.

Anna

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