Klarinet Archive - Posting 000494.txt from 2004/07
From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org> Subj: Re: [kl] Neck straps Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:51:06 -0400
On 13 Jul, Umar Goldeli <umar@-----.com> wrote:
> While I haven't tried it yet - it looks promising because the "force"
> exerted downwards on your thumb increases exponentially with radius going
> out from the thumb due to leverage - so bringing it in even by a small
> amount will reduce it dramatically.
Sorry, just to correct this: the "force" exerted downward on your thumb
remains the same. The *torque* exerted about the base of your thumb
increases linearly (not exponentially) with the distance between the point of
contact and the base of your thumb -- so "bringing it in even by a small
amount will reduce it dramatically."
On another tack: though of course I'm very happy that people find solutions
of whatever sort to their physical problems, I do find it surprising, having
suffered a little myself in the past, that expensive pieces of equipment are
necessary for others when a piece of knicker elastic sufficed for me.
(A case of a demand created?-)
Tony
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