Klarinet Archive - Posting 000126.txt from 2011/05

From: Eric Dannewitz <ericdano@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Question for the sax doublers out there
Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 10:43:25 -0400

You are using a neck strap right......

I mean, it sounds like you aren't......

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On May 25, 2011, at 7:41 AM, Rachel Roessel <gsurosey@-----.com> wrote:

> I'm looking for ways to improve comfort during my alto sax playing. The sax is
> too much weight for my thumb and wrist to handle (even with a neckstrap). In
> order to alleviate that, I play with it propped on my chair between my knees.
> Since I'm short, this doesn't totally work. I have to point my head up a little
> (thus stretching my neck up). With that, my shoulders also creep upward. So, I
> know what I'm doing isn't physically efficient. But, it's more comfortable than
> trying to support the weight and feeling it in my thumb for the rest of the
> night. At least when I play bass clarinet, I have a peg supporting the weight;
> no such luck here.
>
> After tonight's orchestra concert, I probably won't need it for awhile (I'm
> playing the lead sax part on the Artie Shaw Clarinet Concerto and Clarinet II in
> the pieces surrounding that piece; how I ended up playing 1st Alto is beyond
> me).
>
> Any suggestions to make playing sax more comfortable for me? I'm wondering if a
> harness would be helpful?
>
>
> Rachel
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