Sax Neck

There are so a lot of dissimilar types of neck straps available today for the saxophonist because we all look for dissimilar things in a neck strap: durability, comfort, looks. I’ve employed everything from the soft comfy ones to a shoe string and a re-shaped coat hanger when my regular one broke and there wasn’t anything else around. Let me tell you, no matter how good the band is you’re playing with, if you’re using a coat hanger for a neck strap you in truth want the gig to be over quick! Note to self: carry a back-up strap.

The saxophone neck strap in all likelihood isn’t the share of the saxophone we commonly give much thought to altho it plays a big role in your playing comfortability and in the safety of your sax as well. Some of the most primary things to consider when looking for a neck strap that’s going to be just right for you:

material

comfort

durability

security

ease of adjustment

easy to insert and remove

Material & comfort

The material it’s made of will affect how it feels around your neck, exceptionally if you like to wear it inside the collar directly on the skin. I would commend a wide, padded leather strap. These are more pricey but are the most comfortable for this kind of use. Also ok for comfortability are the neoprene ones which are a synthetic rubber. These give a slight stretch and make your horn in truth feel lighter.

Security

For sax security issues it all depends on which type of player you are: sitting down in a chair or jumping around on a stage. If it’s the later, then you want a saxophone neck strap that has a closed hook on it and not made with cheap plastic because your sax will in the end fall right from your hands right on to the floor. Go with the closed hook model to make it inconceivable for the sax to slip off the hook ring. But still, stay away from cheap plastic because after a while it will break and… bang! Once, for the duration of a live performance the plastic hook on my strap broke while I was in the middle of a wailing solo and my sax went flying to the front of the stage and just with regards to hit a couple girls throughout the face… I stay clear from these types of hooks these days. If you spend all your saxophone playing hours calmly sitting on a chair with no aggressive movement, then a cheap, open hook neck strap will be just fine.

Ease of adjustment

How easy it is to adjust it’s length is very essential because you are always going to be adjusting the length of your sax neck strap. Because of the adjustment mechanisms and material of the strap it may be very hard to in truth move the length up and down, in particular when very slight, minor adjustments are necessitated and this may get very discouraging and hindering in getting the length just right. A neck strap that adjusts too without apparent effort may be even worst because the perfective length you set for yourself will change too quickly leaving you to constantly make adjustments. Avoid the genuinely cheap neck straps for this reason.

Easy to insert and remove

If you are perpetually having to remove your sax very speedily then you may need an open hook. There are hooks that are totally closed and make it out of the question for your horn to fall off. Personally, I do need to remove my horn perpetually for the duration of a performance but I use a closed hook. This does make it a bit more difficult but you do get employed to it and you know the horn isn’t going to fall off

I think the perfective strap has yet to be made. It’s either too soft, too hard, to wide, too thin… and if it isn’t, then there’s something defective with the hook. Go for what you need the most and remember, it doesn’t hurt to have two!

Sax Neck Picture

Sax Neck Pic

Sax Neck Image

Sax Neck Picture