Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 2007/04

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Standing with bass clarinet
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:34:42 -0400

Long Bass pegs...

Go to Lowes/Home Depot and look for some 2-3 foot long steel rods at the =
same diameter as your regular peg. Cut one to the correct length you =
would need then cut a second one about 6 inches shorter. Have someone =
weld them together. You may need to add a third rod. The combination =
will not wobble any more!=20

An amateur clarinet friend of mine is a mechanical engineer and this was =
her solution to the my wobbly peg problem! I also add the regular neck =
strap to add stability to the bass clarinet during page turns, etc. =20

Dr. David McClune
University Professor of Music
Director of Bands/Woodwinds
Union University-1862
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

Office-731-661-5294
dmcclune@-----.edu
www.mcclunemouthpiece.com

>>> Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net> 4/9/2007 10:30 am >>>
How long is your peg? I asked a buddy to construct a 2-foot-long peg =20
and as soon as I learned not to let the instrument flop around, it =20
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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