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Author: Gearóid O Conchubhair
Date: 2002-12-26 18:32
I am a Furniture Designer and lecturer in Industrial Design at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland and I am conducting research as part of a PhD with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, to examine the postural requirements of performing orchestral musicians. My objective is to design a seat, which can be adapted effectively to meet their individual needs. I am interested in hearing from musicians across the full range of instruments and receiving their comments. In this regard, I am canvassing the views of musicians worldwide.
Wind players have particularly requirements and I would be interested in your views on the following questions or any comments you may have.
Do you have problems with your seating?
Have you discovered any remedies?
Have you any recommendations for particular features to be included in a new musicians chair?
Have you come across any good or interesting chair designs?
All comments will be welcome on the subject.
Kind regards,
Gearóid Ó Conchubhair
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Author: oboeguy
Date: 2002-12-26 19:27
Yes, actually, I played on some really awesome chairs a while back. They were slightly padded, the back of the chair was vertical plus a couple of degrees, it had a slight bump, kind of where the small of your back is. The seat had two small dips, where the legs should go. The place I was playing at had two different sizes of chairs, for smaller and bigger people. it didn't have armrests(thank god). Most importantly, it didn't lean back, like some of the flimsily backed school chairs, or like a computer chair. I hate chairs that lean back, because then I always end up slouching, and that's a no-no for playing wind instruments, or any instrument for that matter.
Good luck
Oboeguy
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Author: Steven King
Date: 2002-12-26 20:19
In our band our Brass Section always slumps in there seats. Degin a seat were the back can be taken off so you MUST hit up.
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Author: D-oboe
Date: 2002-12-26 22:33
you wouldn't want to take the back off, because then they would probably slump more.
D-oboe
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Author: Steven King
Date: 2002-12-26 22:42
That could be a good point D-oboe but i just sugessted it b/c thats what our brass section uses to slump on, hehe make it were it can be removed if you want it to, lol
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Author: D-oboe
Date: 2002-12-27 05:00
hehe, eliminate the hunches!
D-Oboe
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Author: finlandia_flautist
Date: 2002-12-27 08:40
>>not too heavy to move
>>not cold ( if you understand that.)..i usually get nervous and the seat's made out of cold material and then i get more nervous. a nice (kind of)warm seat would relax me a little.
>>not too comfy (fall asleep when counting bars of rests. :p) , but comfy enough
>>definately NO armrests AT ALL.
>>strong vertical backrest, normal length
>>the bit where you sit tilting forward ever so slightly
and that would be good enough for a player like myself, but if you're looking for the opnions of the really top-shit people then just read everyone elses.
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2002-12-27 18:10
Personally I don't see why the chair would need a back at all except to rest when you're not playing. I'm not too particular about on what I sit when I play (actually I always practice standing... a good habit). One thing though that I absolutely cannot stand is when the seat is not parallel with the ground. This is especially true when the seat is at an incline from the back to the edge. This forces you knees higher than your pelvis, and tends to crunch down on your lower abdomen. This seriously constricts how well you can breathe, and for oboe players especially, interferes with the <i>very</i> important activiation of your abdominal muscles to provide the air pressure necessary to play well. The chairs at the orchestra I play in are like that, and I'm constantly sliding forward to sit on the very edge of the chair in order to prevent what I described above from happening. Very asinine.
Oh and finlandia, heated chairs would be nice too! Good idea.
Hehe you know what would be funny though, chairs that are not only heated, but have a vibrating massage feature too! Imagine how that would sound! No need to flutter tongue! Just let me activate my trusty chair!
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Author: finlandia_flautist
Date: 2002-12-30 01:20
haha..good idea Torus! :p
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Author: TrumpetChica
Date: 2004-02-16 19:40
Hello,
I am a highschool student in Pennsylvania and I am working on a science project dealing with sitting posture and lung function. I have enjoyed reading all of the posts in reference to this ... it has helped with some of my predictions, as well as supporting my own prefrences. Gearóid O Conchubhair, could you please email me when you know/have developed your musicians' chair. I would greatly appreciate hearing what you have developed. Thanks
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