[Leica] Bach Trio Sonata

[Peter Klein]

Thanks, Ric and Jim.  The chairs were very nice at University House.  
They are the same chairs that the residents use.  Most bassoonists in 
the U.S. use a seat strap, basically a belt that you sit on, with a hook 
on the end to attach to the bottom of the instrument.  I always bring a 
thick pillow with me because of my long legs (I'm 6'3")  Many chairs are 
too low for me and the seat strap could slip out from under me. I also 
use a second "side strap" which I loop around the backrest supports. It 
takes the weight of the instrument off my left hand.  That requires a 
chair that doesn't have a solid back with nothing to attach to.  If I 
know beforehand that the local    chairs won't work, I will bring my 
own. Oddly, the chair I play on at home is a 1940s or 50s relic--a 
brushed-aluminum chair with a leather backrest and seat pad. Bought 
surplus from some government sale.

As I tell my friends, playing the bassoon is an engineering problem.  :-)

--Peter

 > Very enjoyable, Peter.? And, musicians'? chairs look much more
 > comfortable than those I recall from the late 1940s.
 >
 > Jim Nichols
 > Tullahoma, TN USA
 > ----
 >
 > i did enjoy!
 >
 > wonderful sound
 >
 > ric
 >
 >
 >
 > On 12/12/2017 6:24 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
 > > "What I do when I'm not photographing."? Here's a video snippet of a
 > > concert I played in last night (12/11/17) at the University House
 > > retirement home in Seattle. We're playing the second movement ("Alla
 > > Breve") from J.S. Bach's Trio Sonata in C, BWV 1037.
 > >
 > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at
 > > N04/25147203628/in/dateposted-public/>
 > >
 > >
 > > My bassoon is German just like my Leica.? Enjoy!
 > > --Peter