Regarding the problem of fatigue from playing off-knee, you might like to build up your arm strength by using a Wrist Exercise Ball (a/k/a Wrist Roller). This is the most amazing little device, especially for physicists to try to explain.
It is fundamentally a gyroscope that you feed energy by making small wrist and arm movements in synch with its rotation(s). As the gyro resists your motion you get A LOT of exercise. The box even mentions that it is beneficial for musicians. If you Google for it a lot of websites will come up, and you will see prices at about $20 or the equivalent in British pounds. But I stumbled on Circuit City's website where they sell for $7.99. I just bought some for gifts, and now I see on the website that they are on sale for $4.99. I am so bummed. Check it out at: http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=100551&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&ct=0&BV_SessionID=@@@@2147045275.1104535159@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdkadddhhmdmmdcfngcfkmdffhdffo.0 { David Goldberg: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Math Dept, Washtenaw Community College } { Ann Arbor Michigan } _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
