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Okay who has OR wants one of these???

Not me. I'm still waiting for this:

AtomicClock wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:27 am Not me. I'm still waiting for this:

I know this!!! I first saw the player using this in the early 90's.

Dave Bargeron?

What are these gizmos supposed to be good for?

it's a device to train using less pressure to play. There was a similar one for trumpet I think.

Bach5G wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:52 pmDave Bargeron?

Yes! I was subbing on a show that he was on and he explained the whole thing to me. Very interesting and he had the technique perfected.

Burgerbob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:17 pm it's a device to train using less pressure to play. There was a similar one for trumpet I think.

Question. If that picture is to scale wouldn't the instrument play about a full step flat? LOL

Burgerbob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:17 pm it's a device to train using less pressure to play. There was a similar one for trumpet I think.

Wouldn't you really need to increase the pressure to bring that thing up to pitch?

Burgerbob wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:17 pm it's a device to train using less pressure to play.

Seems like the wrong approach. In my limited experience, "too much pressure" is a symptom of something else. Reducing the pressure without first fixing the root cause just stops the music.

I'm not defending it... Just pointing out what it is!

These things are not new, I think I have seen them (online, never in real life!) many years ago, e.g. https://www.thomann.de/de/arnolds_sons_ ... ss_trb.htm

Nice intention, but I think very impractical, as others mentioned as well.
Generally speaking, reducing pressure as a targeted exercise can certainly be helpful.