Posted by Rick Denney on April 17, 2003 at 15:26:32:
In Reply to: Re: when to lift/lower instrument posted by Phil Golson on April 17, 2003 at 15:18:56:
But what's the frequency content of the clang?
I'm usually sitting in the middle of the back row in our band, with no room to put the horn down. With the stand, I just don't lower it at all until intermission. Of course, it's band music, so I usually don't have to hold it without playing for very long.
As to the energy conservation approach of "weightlifter," I think that works fine in orchestra situations. For the Holton on a stand (which therefore requires little effort to hold it upright and which won't make your leg go to sleep), even in an orchestra playing Dvorak's 9th I might wait until the end of the concert.
Rick "who threatens the life of the euphonium player every time he spins to get that bit of water out of the first branch" Denney