Klarinet Archive - Posting 000093.txt from 2007/04

From: Bernard Hunt <bernie_ml@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Standing with bass clarinet
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:46:49 -0400

>> > 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.

Nitai,

I know what you mean about a harness constraining the position of the instrument.

There are some variations on a neckstrap which might be worth checking out, where the mechanism that holds the instrument is the
same as for a regular neckstrap (no extra constraining straps), but the weight is taken differently.

I can quickly find the following links to examples from Lebayle and BG:

http://www.saxophones.co.uk/acatalog/Lebayle_straps.html
Lebayle Belt Harness

http://www.saxophones.co.uk/acatalog/BG_Straps.html
BG Yoke strap with braces
(The BG Yoke strap - without braces - might be worth trying too, as it spreads the weight differently over the neck/shoulders
compared to a normal strap).

I'm reasonably certain that I've seen at least one other variation on this, where the strap comes back under the arms and across
the chest - similar to the Lebayle but coming across the chest rather than the stomach.

No one has said this explicitly, alhough it has been implied, but you should look at specialist saxophone suppliers for the widest
range of strap variations.

Cheers,
Bernie

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