Oom Kaas would approve with this strap,
Oom Kaas’s strap works just as well,
Oom Kaas however with the money he saved on his
strap, went on cruise around the west indies.
No seriously, the strap is an important accessory
to avoid getting an aching neck, especially if you
want to play for longer periods.
One website i found, said if you use a metal hook,
to oil it, otherwise it will wear a notch in the key hole,
then in the next breath they were advertising lubricating oil.
I use metal hooks. I put a wrap of black electrical tape on it then I heat a small piece of black shrink tube over that. That still wears thru but I just repeat the process wear it wears down.
Hi Mel, that’s interesting as that Neotech strap is basically the same design as mine, just with added shoulder pads. Where’s the copyright on my design? – LOL
I’ve added velcro to the loose strap ends as they rarely need adjusting. Having the catch free to move around gives one plenty of freedom when playing. I have also slid shrink sleeving over the inside hook part of metal clasp, to buffer any friction on the sax ring. It’s been on for over a year and still looks good. The fancy straps are good looking, but when being on a low budget, one can always ‘make a plan’.
Now when are we going to hear some more recordings from our other members?
I have a guitar and the straps on guitars are really comfortable,
most guitar straps are very wide and only rest on one shoulder, no
neck ache what so ever. I don’t understand why they don’t use a lot wider straps on saxophones, as wider straps distribute the weight over a larger area and is less painfull, whereas thin straps put the more pressure on a smaller area of flesh.
It’s the same problem with weighty shopping bags, thin handles dig into your hands, whereas wider handles don’t.
Well it’s been a week now that I have been using the Neck strap from Boston Sax shop. I really like it a lot! No more strap across the chest. The neck strap easily adjusts the width to keep it on your shoulders. It took a couple days to get the the straps bent in the the right place. The straps have metal inside the padding. The neck strap just slips on over your head. easy slide adjust for sax and nice metal hook with plastic on it.
Hi Mel
Glad you like your new neck strap thought you would, do you have any problem with the straps slipping off the shoulders?
like I do with my Saxlab design. I don’t have any neck pain whatsoever when playing now, should have got one years ago.
That sounds better than mine Mel, that is the one thing wrong with the SaxLab harness, if you bend slightly
to left or right one of the shoulder straps will slip off, so must keep hold of sax all the time otherwise I am
pleased with it and it stopped the neck pain 100%.
