Klarinet Archive - Posting 000072.txt from 2007/04

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Standing with bass clarinet
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:30:32 -0400

How long is your peg? I asked a buddy to construct a 2-foot-long peg
and as soon as I learned not to let the instrument flop around, it
worked well for me.

Fred Jacobowitz

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Apr 9, 2007, at 9:14 AM, clarni bass wrote:

> Hello
>
> For bass clarinet - I would like to ask if anyone
> knows about a harness-type strap (the type that goes
> more on your shoulders than neck) that will put the
> instrument in the same position (or at least close) as
> a regular neck strap.
>
> I like the position of the bass clarinet that a
> regular neck strap gives me, but can't really use it.
> Any harness I've used had the instrument too close to
> the body and put the mouthpiece in an uncomfortable
> position. I tried a long peg and that doesn't work for
> me too.
>
> Anyone found a solution to this problem?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Nitai
>
>
>
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