![]() ![]() The protrusions on the right side of the diagram, are what stick out on the back of your neck.) (Nerves are yellow, blood vessels red in above diagram. ![]() This affects the blood flow to and from your brain, as well as the nerves-both of which run through the cervical vertebrae. It is the most vulnerable part of your spine.Ī conventional strap encircles the back of your neck entirely. If you’re like me, and wear a saxophone around your neck for hours each week, something you might not have considered is what the weight of the horn hanging on a conventional neck strap is doing to the blood supply to your head. How is the Cebulla Sax-Strap different from other saxophone neck straps? I left Claudio’s shop that afternoon with my first Cebulla Sax-Strap safely tucked away in the case of my bari sax. I was immediately sold on these unique, German products, which were carefully hand-crafted by fellow sax player Johann Cebulla. Best part of all: the horn wasn’t slipping! Despite the fact that I was wearing a low A bari around my neck, it felt really comfortable, and I felt no pain or strain on my neck. Then in the summer, when I was talking to Claudio Fantinato from SeaWind Musical Instruments, he suggested I try a neck strap his company was now carrying: the Cebulla Sax-Strap.Īt the time I didn’t know what made these straps special, but when I tried Claudio’s personal neck strap, I was instantly struck by how much more comfortable the horn was. The only thing I wasn’t that fond of, was the way they slipped and needed adjustment multiple times over the course of a show/rehearsal/practice session. For close to 20 years now I have used Neotech neck straps and liked them. ![]()
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