Neck pain and headache

[jak Swift]

Peter is right on this one. I don’t use one but I’ve heard a lot of great reports. I used to have a Spanish leather sling. The ” belt buckle ” style meant it never slipped. I lost that a few years back, and have used ” neotech ” since. It does the job just fine.

[Pete]

Jak
Right on mate, this sax holders is so comfortable and I no longer
get any neck pain. I only have one slight ” niggle” and that is,
if you bend down to far to pick up something the bar/s can slip
to one side, I am going to remedy that by putting a clasp to
go across both bars once you put the strap over your shoulders.
Small problem , easily solved. Glad your getting sorted out
with a sax at last Jak.

[jak Swift]

Yeah Peter, didn’t want to mention that. I think you really have to play with a ” horn front ” stance. Not a great deal of use sitting down, side playing. The things just gonna slip off. Be interesting to see what you come up with mate.

[Mel]

Ordered one of these straps from the Boston Sax Shop Friday night. Hope to get it by the end of next week

https://www.bostonsaxshop.com/staps/balam-wind-back-strap-mocha

Balam Saxophone Backstrap Comparison and Review

[Pete]

Mel
Looks pretty good that one, I told you a while back I got the saxlab one,
no more neck pain whatsoever with, it really delighted I bought it.
I suffer from cervical spondylosis and playing the sax was really making
the pain worse so I bought the Saxlab harness, best thing I could have done.
One thing I would say Mel is with this particular one you have to be careful
that it does not slip off the shoulders when you move or bend a little, it can
be a problem I have made a little clip to keep it in place, otherwise it has made
playing a pleasure for me, can play/ practice for hours and no pain. Good luck
with it.

[john]

looks interesting….so the weight is primarily on your shoulders rather than back of your neck it looks like. let us know how it works out!

[Anonymous]

Oom Kaas from the turkey strap factory has something to say about the price.

Oom Kaas

[Pete]

Yea Johnny that’s correct, all the weight is on the shoulders not the neck like I said The saxlab one could do with upgrading
regarding the problem of slipping off the shoulders especially for player like you who moves around on stage a lot.
Otherwise it is brilliant piece of kit?

[Anonymous]

Here’s the picture of my low-cost solution for solving neck pain and headaches.
It cost me less than $2 to buy the belt, metal fastener and plastic snap-fastener.
Sewing the belt together by hand, and assembly took me less than an hour in total.
I use it for the Alto and I’m very comfortable whilst wearing it.

Budget Saxophone Strap

The links for the images don’t work on this forum anymore!

[Mel]

This is the strap I am currently using. It puts all the weight on the shoulders and no strain on the neck.

https://neotechstraps.com/sax-practice-harness.html

The reason I bought the one from the Boston Sax Shop is that the weight is also on the shoulders but there is no strap across the front of your body. That’s a nice strap Jeff. I am looking for complete comfort and freedom.

Pete – I am glad the Saxlab works great for you. It has good reviews.

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