Neotech Grip on 88H

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silverslideman
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Neotech Grip on 88H

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Problems fitting a Neotech grip to my 88H (early 80s).
Neotech’s “gusset” option shows a gusset on the *tenon side of the brace.
But my horn has an L-bracket on the *slide side of the brace, and none of the Neotech bushings will fit over it.
If I cut away plastic to make it fit, the bushing may not be stable.
Anybody know a solution?
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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I think I used the straight gusseted on mine, with the thinnest shim on the bottom and thickest at the top. I also have a gen1 with the string linkage.

I didn't have a problem, but maybe you just need to move it around a bit with it open to see if there is any good position.
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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My Neotech fits my 88H easily and my slide looks like yours . You need to be creative with the shims but it should fit.
Try each of the pieces to find the one that fits best . I used the curved one with the screw hole "out on a limb" rather than the compact ones .
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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I used the curved one for my 88H. Here are a couple pics.

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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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sacfxdx wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:17 am I used the curved one for my 88H. Here are a couple pics.

That's the straight gusseted, the curved only has a curved section, but yeah, that's the one to go for.



On my Bach 42 I use the straight, for anyone that wants to use the Neotech on that.
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Thanks, everybody.
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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:eek:

That looks like it makes it harder to hold
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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harrisonreed wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:14 pm :eek:

That looks like it makes it harder to hold
That's without the grip part, but even without the real grip-thing it's still pretty good, or at least not too terrible. Only makes bad ergonomics like 10% worse.
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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harrisonreed wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:14 pm :eek:

That looks like it makes it harder to hold
But for those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis in our hands, it's a Godsend! I almost dropped my 6H from the pain in a concert before I started using the Neotech. Changing mutes does have a learning curve, but it beats trying to play with pain!
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Re: Neotech Grip on 88H

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harrisonreed wrote: Sun Jan 03, 2021 1:14 pm :eek:

That looks like it makes it harder to hold
It doesn’t.
Steve
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