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Re: Low C Harness

Author: John Morton
Date: 2017-10-29 21:01

The earspasm strap has its good points, but there is no mention of the problem of maintaining an effective playing position for a bass clarinet.

None of the photos show a bass clarinet being played. With a strap the instrument (a low Eb in my case) rests against my leg when in equilibrium and restricts certain fingering movements. The videos of Eric Dolphy show him holding it away from his body with his right thumb. I'm no Eric Dolphy, but I've tried that method and it doesn't seem likely that I'll learn to play freely that way.

This topic has been discussed in this forum - some cited authorities even say you should have both peg and strap. I had decided that I should fashion a prop attaching to the peg socket, resting against my right thigh. Haven't gone through with that, but recently I played a set with a jazz group, and I felt very uncool being the only horn sitting in a chair! Now I'll go back to work on that prop ...

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