Thanks, Ken. I do love the horn but this is a really big problem to overcome. Maybe I can just get some velcro straps temporarily to fashion a Clepsch strap myself without sticking anything to the horn.
-William -----Original Message----- From: ken <[email protected]> To: horn <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 4:02 pm Subject: [Hornlist] Schmidt pistons with small hands Hi William: Most Schmidt players use a flipper/duckfoot as a first step. 2nd - if your hands are that small - the spatulas (levers) can be bent towards the mouthpiece at an angle - thus raising the hand higher up the piston. Ken Pope Instrument Repair 80 Wenham Street Jamaica Plain (Boston), MA 02130 617-522-0532 http://www.poperepair.com > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2011 12:20:22 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [Hornlist] Schmidt pistons and small hands > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > 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 _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/valkhorn%40aol.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
