right hand support
Posted: Sat Jun 03, 2006 12:18 am
I have a Rudolf Meinl 5/4 CC that I bought recently. The sound is tremendous and generally the whole thing works great. However, I find that the keys are set quite a bit higher (ok, further away from me when i'm playing, not higher up toward the bell on the horn) than on instruments I am more used to playing. In order to keep my wrist at a good angle, I no longer have the support of the bell under my hand and it has started to hurt me a bit. I'm having the thumb configuration moved as well because my hands aren't quite that big but I planned on that when I got the instrument. A little had been done to my PT-15 when I bought it as well which has made it really quite nice on the hand... On a mirafone 186 i brace my thumb off the second valve slide ring and/or the bell. Works pretty good. My question...
Have you ever designed some sort of right hand support or brace in order to raise the hand and/or stabilize the wrist and take some of the strain the forearm?
I'm thinking of designing a leather strap to go around the bell with a padded area I can adjust in order to raise my hand a bit. If you've done anything like this, or maybe with metal... let me know. I'm eager for options. thanks! If you have, I might ask you for pictures if you don't mind me adapting your idea if it works!
thanks!
Have you ever designed some sort of right hand support or brace in order to raise the hand and/or stabilize the wrist and take some of the strain the forearm?
I'm thinking of designing a leather strap to go around the bell with a padded area I can adjust in order to raise my hand a bit. If you've done anything like this, or maybe with metal... let me know. I'm eager for options. thanks! If you have, I might ask you for pictures if you don't mind me adapting your idea if it works!
thanks!