Klarinet Archive - Posting 000461.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Neck straps
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:41:35 -0400

At 09:39 AM 7/13/2004 -0700, Zornow, Claudia wrote:
>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?

I have used the Claricord. It is elastic, and takes SOME, but not ALL the
weight off the thumb. As such, you don't lose physical control of the
instrument, but the thumb is not stressed nearly as much as without the
Claricord. It hooks easily onto a standard thumbrest, but may not fit
oversized, adjustable, or plastic thumbrests. I now use a Kooiman Etude
thumbrest instead. It is not QUITE as effective as the Claricord, but it
has other good points.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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