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Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-12-31 05:55
Hello,
I was starting to experience a little RH discomfort so I purchased the BG neck strap just to be safe. It works great, but it's just occurred to me that it'll be a pain to use in orchestra because it'll make switching between A and Bb more awkward. Does anyone have experience using a neck strap for orchestra, and if so, how did you go about quickly switching clarinets without ending up fumbling with the strap and missing your entrance?
Perhaps I'll just use the neck strap when practicing and when in band, and then for orchestra I'll go without a strap.
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Author: tylerleecutts
Date: 2014-12-31 06:06
The claricord may be easier to operate since it operates on Velcro and can be quickly disassembled.
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Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2014-12-31 06:16
Good one Tyler.
As per another thread I opt for 2 Stephen Fox neckstrap extension rods.
http://www.sfoxclarinets.com/Accessories.html#clar acc
I prefer the ring mount ones so as to make no holes in the instrument.
Your BG strap's hook can then quickly get out of one clarinet's ring, and into another.
The double nut assembly guarantees you can tighten the rod's threads in a position where the hole where the strap goes in always faces up.
(Note: the ring version of the extension rod is contraindicated with Mr. Fox's R1 C#/G# touchpiece.)
Post Edited (2014-12-31 06:57)
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Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-12-31 06:29
Thanks for the suggestions!
I'll look into the ring mount neckstrap extension. I also find that my left hand bumps against the neck strap, so perhaps that will help.
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Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2014-12-31 07:01
Precisely the issue I had.
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=416108&t=416108
Yes..by moving the attachment point up towards the sky, from the right hand thumb rest to the space between the upper and lower joints it will solve the left hand interference issue, I believe, as it did for me, as it opens the angle made between the clarinet and neck strap, moving the strap somewhat away from the left hand.
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Author: marcia
Date: 2014-12-31 07:20
My orchestra section mate uses a neck strap. There are occasions when she has to play a few bars without the strap in place before there is time to hook it up.
WhitePlainsDave wrote:
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Author: Lisa
Date: 2015-01-01 02:28
I played a show using two neck straps, mine on the Bb and a borrowed one on the A clarinet. It worked because I didn't have any quick changes, and could easily slip the straps over my head between entrances.
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Author: maxopf
Date: 2015-01-01 03:43
I have two neck straps, so that would be feasible for pieces where the switches aren't too quick. If I'm playing something like Night on Bald Mountain, though, I think it would make things difficult.
In another recent thread I came up with an idea for a new neckstrap attachment design; I think I'm going to create it at my school's metal shop and see if it works well.
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