From: Justin Fletcher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Pinky Hook, Ducks Foot, or Hand Strap
With a strap, is it a little more time-consuming (maybe by a second or
two)
to remove your hand from it to free it up?
Old topic, but I've actually paid attention during a few rehearsals
Something that just occurred to me was the concept of freedom of movement
for the left hand. During a rest or a time when I don't play, I actually like
being able to just let go of my left hand quickly to do a page turn if I have
to or to just give my hand a rest.
With a strap, is it
I think the trick is to set them lengthwise on the hand, rather than ..
whatever the other way is called. That way, the part of the flipper that
touches your hand is an inch or so long rather than half that. It really makes
a difference.
Another possibility for those who prefer a non-strap,
On 23 Oct 2004, at 7:12 am, Chris Tedesco wrote:
One major downside to this is price. A Clebsch strap is $50 with say
$15
installation. A flipper is... what $50? and the pink ring another
$50, with
say another $25 for installation.
A lot cheaper and IMHO, better than all of them is the Paxman
The Schmid style duck's feet are by far the most uncomfortable to me. They
were quite painful to me, actually... which is one of the main reasons I got
rid of it.
-William
In a message dated 10/22/2004 5:06:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've never understood
Something that just occurred to me was the concept of freedom of movement
for the left hand. During a rest or a time when I don't play, I actually like
being able to just let go of my left hand quickly to do a page turn if I have
to or to just give my hand a rest.
With a strap, is it a
It is a little bit more time consuming until you get used to using your right
hand. I generally kept my hand in the strap and my right arm in front of the
horn to turn pages quickly and write quickly. Granted, I'm right handed, so it
was only a matter of learning a new habit, not to mention, I
Hello,
When it was mentioned once before on this list, I decided to try dispensing
with pinky ring and flipper. I find a leather hand-guard (cut down to the
minimum necessary breadth and with a sheet of plastic underneath to protect
the metal from perspiration) to be an ideal and cheap solution.
On 23 Oct 2004, at 5:15 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With a strap, is it a little more time-consuming (maybe by a second or
two)
to remove your hand from it to free it up?
That's another nice thing about the Paxman Loop; it's only snug when
you're hand is in playing position.
It's hard for me
I play on a Schmid... and no I don't use a leather hand guard or anything...
Hope this helps :)
-William
In a message dated 10/23/2004 10:30:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
When it was mentioned once before on this list, I decided to try dispensing
with pinky
Over the years, I've tried each of the above 3 mechanisms for holding the
horn. If you think about the anatomy of the hand, it seems the most stupid
thing in the world to support the weight of the instrument by the pinky -
even resting the bell on the leg, the force against the weakest part of
the
Just my two cents, but why not try no strap, no pinky ring, and no ducks
foot? It's not for everyone but I think it's worth giving a shot if you haven't
done so already.
I find that once the left hand has nothing to hold on to except for the horn
that my endurance is much higher, since
surprised some product-liability ambulance-chaser hasn't found
out about them yet.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Pinky Hook, Ducks Foot, or Hand Strap
Just my two cents, but why not try no strap, no pinky ring, and no ducks
foot? It's not for everyone but I think it's worth giving
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The ducks foot is an improvement as it moves the weight of the horn
to the strongest part of the hand. However, depending on your ducks
foot, adjustable or fixed, it's still a relatively small piece of
material covered by cork that has a tendency to dig into the first
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