Klarinet Archive - Posting 000427.txt from 2004/07

From: reedman@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Neck straps
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:56:10 -0400

I concur with both of Diane's solutions.

Moving the thumb rests on all of my clarinets has greatly lessened the
stress on my thumb.

And the Neotech neckstrap works much better than the Claricord or BG
neckstraps, at least for me. It has more padding than either the
Claricord or BG. It offers more support than the Claricord, which is
elastic and only partially supports the clarinet. And, as Diane mentions,
it interfers with the left thumb much less than the Claricord.

The clarinet version of the Neotech comes with a small leather piece, with
an eyelet, to add an loop to most any thumbrest for hooking the strap to
the clarinet. Call Neotech and they will send additional ones for your A
and E-flat clarinets.

Jeff Chan

You wrote:
> I prefer the Neotech strap that works for clarinet, oboe, and english
> horn. I found that the Claricord tended to interfere with free movement
> of my left thumb (due to the fact that it is about 1 inch wide all the
> way to the thumb rest).
>
> Just to be complete, I'll also add here that, by moving the thumbrests
> on ALL my clarinets (Eb included) up, I no longer have to use a splint
> or the neckstrap at all (yes, I had a raging case of tendonitis - and
> I'm allergic to the most common NSAIDs). It was a little nerve-wracking
> doing this - the technician and I spent a few hours (mostly on the first
> clarinet - using a Bundy Eb as the sacrificial lamb) before we figured
> out how much I had to have it moved up.
>
> Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Physiology
> Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
> 1750 Independence Ave.
> Kansas City, MO 64106
> (816)-283-2219
> dkarius@-----.edu
> http://courses.uhs.edu/physio/index.htm
>>>> claudia.zornow@-----.com 07/13/04 11:39 AM >>>
> I've been using the Weight Lifter stand for my clarinet
> but would like to be able to perform standing up, so I'm
> planning to get a neck strap. A search of the archives
> showed many positive mentions of BG and some of Claricord.
> There seem to be many models of BG, though.
>
> Can those of you who use or have used neck straps give me
> any recommendations as to brand and model?
>
> Thanks,
> Claudia

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