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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2007/04
From: clarni bass <clarnibass@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Standing with bass clarinet
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:25:05 -0400
Thanks, but it's not only that. The peg is just too
restrictive in general. Also when I play with dancers
I sometimes move a lot - move around and many
different ways (almost like dancing really). Also, I
play in too many varied scenarios for cuing (this is
correct spelling?) to always be subtle. When I need to
signal the drummer who is in full energy and behind
me, an eyebrow movement won't do it :-)
Nitai
--- Fred Jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.net> wrote:
> Nitai,
> I had an issue with cuing too. We all just had to
> learn to deal with
> it. I learned to do much more subtle things
> including taking obvious
> breaths and using my elbows and eyebrows. The group
> had to know what to
> look for. It can be easily dealt with. Besides, any
> decent musician
> shouldn't need a huge cue. It should be pretty
> obvious unless it is a
> huge ensemble and there are distance and sight line
> issues.
>
> Fred J.
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Apr 9, 2007, at 1:14 PM, clarni bass wrote:
>
> > Fred/David - My long peg was made to fit my height
> so
> > that's not a problem. It was also made in a way
> with
> > the correct diameter in the beginning to fit the
> > mount, then it is wider (like a curved step) so it
> is
> > not wobbly.
> > The problem is completely different. The peg is
> just
> > too restrictive and I can't move much, especailly
> > up/down. Queing others is difficult and when I
> need to
> > move even more (sometimes when playing with
> dancers)
> > it's just impossible.
> >
> > The setup Henri Bok uses, with some harness that
> > attached also to pants and the stick in belly
> looks
> > uncomfortable, especially when you move a lot.
> Also
> > after playing for years (always actually) with the
> > clarinet in the middle, I experimented for some
> days
> > and probably on the side is more comfortable for
> me,
> > and the stick wouldn't work too good with this I
> > think.
> >
> > I'm looking for a harness that will put the
> instrument
> > in a position closer to that of a regular strap
> (not
> > so close to the body), if something like this
> exists?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Nitai
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- David McClune <dmcclune@-----.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> 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!
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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
> >> 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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