Hi Louis, Michelle Stebleton had an article covering this approach in a Horn Call several years ago. An adjustable hand rest for the left hand is also a big help.
Bob Osmun On Sat, Jun 4, 2011 at 1:52 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > William, I own 7 CF Schmidts, 1 Conn Schmidt and 1 Alexander Schmidt, and > piston placement is slightly different depending on the horn. The earlier > Berlin models seem to place the piston higher, the later Weimar models are > lower, and post [193?] Conns actually dealt with the problem you're > describing by placing the tubing closer together and thus lowering the > piston so it would be more comfortable for people with smaller hands (they > seem to have shortened the mouthpipe in the process) (the pre-1908 Alexander > also features a lower piston setting). Moving the piston is a lot of work > and the only practical solution I can think of in a worst case scenario is > to alter the spatulas so they dogleg upwards. Put another way, it seems to > me that if the second of the length of each spatula was bent upwards at a > 35% angle your fingertips would make the appropriate contact without as much > thumb stretching. I realize this a sort of "If the mountain won't come to > Mohammed, Mohammed must > go to the mountain" approach. Congratulations on picking a Schmidt, I > bought and sold 20+ horns before I discovered that Schmidts give me what I'm > looking for. They can be quirky, so please drop me a line off list if you > have problems/questions/concerns; chances are I've dealt with some of the > issues already (or no someone who has).Best regards,Louis Denaro > _________________ > > I'm trying out a Schmidt model horn for a week and I love the horn and the > Schmidt wrap, > but it's the first time I've really had time to try it out and I wasn't > aware that my > hands (which are small) find it difficult to reach the thumb trigger > comfortably. To > clarify, this is Schmidt with a 'tee' - the thumb piston change valve wrap. > > I'd hate to say no to this horn just because of that reason alone, so I'm > wondering what > I could do to make playing this horn more comfortable? I've seem some > people with Klebsch > straps, but I'm not sure what other people have done for this type of horn. > > Any thoughts, suggestions? > > -William > > ____________________________________________________________ > Groupon™ Official Site > 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3231/4dea70fb6728d31734ast02duc > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/rosmun%40osmun.com > > -- We've moved! Our New Address: Osmun Music 77 Powdermill Rd. (Rt.62) Acton, MA 01720 Phone 978 823-0580 www.osmun.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
