Klarinet Archive - Posting 000595.txt from 2001/06

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] neck straps?
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 12:57:12 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jessi [mailto:musicphreak2001@-----.com]
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to this list and had a question, but thought I
> should introduce myself first. My name is Jessica, I
> am going to be a sophomore in high school, and I have
> been playing the clarinet for five years--I just got a
> new clarinet in February and it plays like a dream :)
>
> Anyway, getting to my question on neck straps...
>
> I was taking a sight reading class over at our local
> junior college a couple of weeks ago and noticed some
> clarinetists using neck straps, which I had never seen
> before.
>
> I was just wondering what the purpose of this was?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Jessica

I use a neck strap sometimes while playing (especially when standing)
because I find that the weight of the instrument on my thumb tends to make
my hand tense. I have had some hand and wrist problems in the past and the
neck strap helps keep my hands in good shape because it can be more relaxed.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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