![]() ![]() You may feel young and invincible now, but after decades of playing sax this style of sax neck strap is much more healthy because it shifts weight away from the neck (small bones and small muscles) onto shoulders (larger bones and larger muscles). The Balam "back strap" and Jupiter "Gig Strap" have rigid metal inserts that contour around your shoulders to hold more of the sax weight. If your band director allows it, use a sax harness or back strap for comfort and control. Use straps with locking hooks to make sure the neck strap doesn't slip off while marching. It also helps with the extra tooth bumps you feel from marching. This simple buffer helps protect your teeth and your mouthpiece from the intense tooth vibration of loud play. Don't be that guy!ģ) Use a tooth patch bite cushion on your saxophone mouthpiece ![]() A loose lyre can gnaw away the brass of your lyre holder, or fall out during marching. Tighten the lyre screw enough so the lyre will not wiggle around. There's nothing worse than tripping or taking the wrong turn and having your beloved saxophone suffer for it! Check out that last sax on the right of this picture and notice the horribly patched sax neck. Notice how all the high school musicians in this photo are using low-grade student saxes? That's because their best horns are safe off the the field and in the top condition for stage performance. When playing in marching band or rockin' a pep rally for the home team, there's a higher chance of dents, bangs and bends to your saxophone. So use a cheaper sax for marching and pep band like a rental sax or school instrument. Use a cheaper sax or school rental instrument. Follow these simple tips to protect and care for your saxophone while marching or playing in pep band. Marching band can be a lot of fun but it is a higher risk activity for your saxophone. ![]()
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