I use all velcro, (1 1/2 inch to secure to horn, 1 inch for hand strap.) Has been secure for two seasons, now. I look for wear, but there is none, so far.
Hope this works out for you. I have a Hill/Kortismaki and the Schmidt. Love them, both. Lisa --- On Sun, 6/5/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt pistons and small hands > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, June 5, 2011, 8:39 AM > > Alright, thanks to everyone for the suggestions. I don't > want to give up, yet. So, I'm going to find some velcro > straps and leather straps today and arrange something that > may look terrible but might work. > > I see that an Alex strap is $60 or so, and I'm not sure I > could get one sent to me by next Friday if I ordered one > with Ken Pope being at IHS - and I'd hate to buy one until > I'm sure it would work. > > Is there anyone out there that could let me borrow one, and > would express mail one to me as soon as possible? I'm in > East TN, so if the drive isn't far I could pick it up and > mail it back. I'll pay for shipping and handling. > > Email me off the list if anyone can assist. Thanks! > > -William > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Herbert Foster <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Jun 5, 2011 7:57 am > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt pistons and small hands > > > Of all the suggestions, I think that the one of keeping the > old levers and > bending new ones sideways to fit your hand is the most > practical. I have seen > this, and it works. It looks funny, but hey, beauty is in > the eye of the > beholder. If you come to IHS, I wouldn't be surprised if > you saw such a > modification. > > > The remaining question is whether your thumb is comfortable > moving in a straight > > line in a specific direction. > > Herb Foster > > > > > ________________________________ > On 5 Jun 2011, at 03:06, [email protected] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I'm one that finds it difficult to give up a > challenge, so here's > > what I did a few minutes ago... > > > > 1) I took my thumb and placed it so that it would > depress the change > > valve precisely > > 2) I left my thumb on the valve and naturally arched > my fingers > > while tilting my hand slightly > > 3) I tried to see if there was a natural arc I could > use while > > keeping the thumb valve useful AND while hitting the > spatulas > > > > Unfortunately, with this method, the fingers in their > arc would not > > even hit the valve spatulas > > > > So, it seems to me that even if I had a strap to hold > the hand in > > the right place, it will be VERY uncomfortable to > play, just as it > > is now, since playing on the thigh/leg somewhat > (cheating) puts > > weight off of my left hand enough to position it > almost anywhere I > > want - it's just not desirable. > > > > Out of curiosity, I looked at my other non Schmidt > horn (which is > > very comfortable) and the thumb is no problem at all > there. The > > range is measurably closer. So, I tried this out: > > > > 1) I ignored the thumb change valve on the Schmidt > > 2) I placed my fingers where they'd naturally land on > the valve > > spatulas > > 3) I moved my thumb to where it was most comfortable > > > > Where that position is, there's really no way as far > as I can see to > > attach any mechanism to use the thumb valve without > using some > > creative mechanisms. Also, I've measured the distance > between the > > 1st valve spatula and thumb valve compared to my hand, > and even with > > aquarter inch of improvement either way I'm still > stuck up the river > > > > This leaves me to a few conclusions: > > > > 1) The modifications I'd have to make could end up > being really > > creative or really extensive to get it to work > > 2) I'd rather not modify a Geyer Schmidt - as there > are some horns > > in my opinion one shouldn't modify from the original. > > 3) It's not so much the size of the hand, but the > distance between > > the index finger and the tip of the thumb, and what > sort of arc one > > can make between the two > > 4) Maybe I have mutant hands. > > > > Plus, if someone else ever got the horn, they'd likely > have to > > reverse engineer it to make it work for them. > > > > -William > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Howard Sanner <[email protected]> > > To: horn <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sat, Jun 4, 2011 8:42 pm > > Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Schmidt pistons and small > hands > > > > > > Sam Ramsay built & affixed a small shelf-like > thing to his Schmidt. It > > was made of wood and covered with carpet scraps. I > don't remember how > > it was held on. Maybe it was cable ties. It was > completely removable > > and reversible, however. > > > > The shelf supported the heel of the hand so that the > thumb was > > actually in the right position to operate the change > valve. Sam's > > Schmidt, with gizmo attached, was as comfortable to > play as any horn, > > and more comfortable than some. Like you, I have very > small hands; > > most women have larger hands than I do. > > > > Eva Heater (?) once emailed me that she had a bean > bag-like thing that > > she taped to her Schmidt with gaffer's tape or > suchlike. She sent me a > > JPG, lost in a hard disk crash. The purpose was much > the same as Sam > > Ramsay's shelf, to support the heel of the hand. She > said it worked > > well. If she's still on the list, and if I've > remembered her name > > right, maybe she'll chime in. > > > > I share your like of Schmidts, everything but the > ergonomics. I wish > > I'd been more aggressive in trying to persuade Sam to > sell me his. I > > don't know what happened to it after he died. If I > thought I could fix > > the disastrous ergonomics I'd have bought a Schmidt > long since. > > > > HTH. > > > > Howard Sanner > > [email protected] > > > > "Pessimists are surprised as often as optimists, but > always > > pleasantly"--The Giant Rat of Sumatra, by Richard L. > Boyer, p. 61. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ralph%40brasshausmusic.com > > > > Ralph R. Hall > [email protected] > Ralph R. 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