EUREKA! A guitar foot rest is in an answer I can live with! How come I didn't think of that? I suppose it serves me right for giving up the instrument after [I thought] I mastered a few Sor studies! (Although I suppose this idea might have occurred to me 3 weeks from now when we're playing Manuel Ponce's Concierto del Sur for Guitar & small Orchestra; Bill Zito's the soloist, a tremendous player and great guy to go to for guitar/lute questions) My sincere thanks to all who responded. Helping each other solve our little problems with real answers is the best thing about this list. BTW, Steve F, I have a pro-photographer friend who also plays horn, I'll run your response by him to see what he thinks. To: The Horn List <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
As a classical guitarist, I'm well acquainted with this one. You can buy an adjustable foot stool for $15 or so at almost any guitar store. Here's an example http://www.samash.com/p/On%20Stage_FS7850B%20Foot%20Stool_-49951443 Another choice is a piece of photographer's equipment called an "apple box." Here's on that I keep in my teaching studio, along with the above-mentioned foot stool. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/99407-REG/Matthews_259533_Quarter_Mini_Apple_Box.html That one is 2" high - they come in a few heights: 1", 2", 4", 8", 12". It's bigger than a foldable foot stool but it'll still fit in many music bags and only weighs about 1 kg. The adjustable foot stool I have doesn't really adjust as low as 2" so that's why I keep this around as well. I usually use this 2" apple box under my right leg when I practice - if I don't, I end up pointing my toes on my right leg, which gets tiring after a while, or putting my left foot sideways under my right foot (really only works with sturdy shoes on). Hope that helps. -S- ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.netzero.net/freeemail?refcd=NZTAGOUT1FREM0210 _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
