[Leica] A different view of the orchestra...

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

Thanks for posting that, Jay.  Very enjoyable. It's a gimmick, but a fun 
gimmick.  And wonderful publicity for the GoPro.  I've had the idea of 
doing a "BassoonCam" for a while, but the Czechs beat me to it.

My favorite is the camera fastened to the end of the trombone slide, so 
the trombonist "zooms" in and out as he plays.  :-)

You may not know it, but you just gave me a playing tip.  We bassoonists 
usually sit on a "seat strap"-- a belt with a hook at the end, which 
supports the bottom of the instrument.  I also use a second "side strap" 
which is looped around the rightmost support of the chair back and 
fastened to a ring about 1/4 of the way up the instrument.  It takes 
most of the weight of the bassoon off my left hand.   The Czech 
bassoonist in the video appears to use a variation of this, fastened 
around his waist. His method might constrict his breathing somewhat, but 
it is usable when the chair back is completely solid and there is 
nothing around which to loop my side strap. I'll have to look into his 
way for those times when I don't get the right kind of chair.

--Peter

 > 24 Go Pro cameras attached to the instruments of the Czech Philharmonic
 > Orchestra.
 > Including on attached to the top of a bassoon, just for Peter K.
 >
 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmk3-th6lbY
 >
 > Jay