[AltoMurder]

i cant think of how to word it, so i cant find one on the internet. does anyone know where i can buy a neck strap with the kind of bulky clicking mechanism that attaches the neck strap to the sax? thank you

 

[Stephen Howard]

D'you mean a 'snap hook'? These had a sprung section, which you pushed against the ring - it gave way and the hook slid into place. You had to depress the sprung section to release the hook.
Fastest way ever to wear out a sling ring.

Regards,

 

[AltoMurder]

D'you mean a 'snap hook'? These had a sprung section, which you pushed against the ring - it gave way and the hook slid into place. You had to depress the sprung section to release the hook.
Fastest way ever to wear out a sling ring.

Regards,

Where could i buy one?

 

[bandmommy]

Use the search function.
Type in Neckstrap or Metal/brass hook and I bet you come up with some interesting reading.

 

[AltoMurder]

Use the search function.
Type in Neckstrap or Metal/brass hook and I bet you come up with some interesting reading.

tried it... didnt see anything can you find anything?

 

[Stephen Howard]

Any music shop that sells woodwind instruments will carry sax straps (or slings).
Just Google one in your area.

Regards,

 

[AltoMurder]

im not sure we are talking about the same thing...
http://www.amazon.com/Rico-Padded-Saxophone-Strap-Soprano/dp/B005FKF6BI
this is what comes up when i search for "Snap hook neck strap" but it is NOT what i am looking for... i have searched extensively but am unable to find what i am talking about. what i am looking for is much less common.

 

[Flâneur]

Does this help?

http://www.liftingrigging.com/Solid-Brass-Snap-Hooks/Solid-brass-snap-hook.htm

 

[AltoMurder]

Does this help?

http://www.liftingrigging.com/Solid-Brass-Snap-Hooks/Solid-brass-snap-hook.htm

i say again... NOT what i am looking for. I didnt realize this would be such a problem

 

[Flâneur]

Well the problem has something to do with the amount of description you have given, how about giving more description of what you mean. First, have you ever seen what you are looking for? Is it made of metal, plastic, or some other material? What color is it? Does it lock closed? Etc... You will get alot more help if you give a bit more info.

i say again... NOT what i am looking for. I didnt realize this would be such a problem

 

[Canadiain]

So not the regular dog leash type spring mechanism...

This kind of clip?

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/musi...nd_parts/air_cell_saxophone_strap/?mode=model

also in groovy harness form

http://bassic-sax.ca/version5/gear/other-gear/unisex-sax-harness

or just a hook?

or something between?

 

[AltoMurder]

no, you just push the little thing against the ring and it locks in.

 

[Flâneur]

carabiner

https://www.google.com/search?q=car...t=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCQQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=1066

 

[Canadiain]

Thats what the first one does,... the flap is gently spring loaded closed, it hooks on, then to release it you have to open the flap against the spring. My old strap was like that. I much prefer the new one with the dog leash type clip but each to their own.

Do you have a picture or sketch? Someone probably knows where to find it, but its like some sad parlour game to get to that point

You could always use a regular strap and just repace the existing hook with a small aluminium carabiner from a hardware store if all else fails

.

 

[lhoffman]

Safety hook?

 

[Canadiain]

This type of hook?

 

[AltoMurder]

kinda bad, but i tried lol

 

[RandyJ]

By your definition are you referring to the deJacques saxophone strap?
http://www.dejacques.com/text/dstrap/dstrap.html
If so be advised that it's mechanism fails often.

 

[AltoMurder]

By your definition are you referring to the deJacques saxophone strap?
http://www.dejacques.com/text/dstrap/dstrap.html
If so be advised that it's mechanism fails often.

That is it! thank you,but i have heard good things about them, are you sure that the mech fails a lot

 

[RandyJ]

I know four they broke on, Charlie Rouse and Phil Woods. I had one for a short time and it broke I then went back to my tried and true old Ray Hyman. Vince Herring turned me on to the dejacques originally, I gave him hell when mine broke and he replied "That piece of crap broke on me too!"

P.S. Mine and Vince's broke at the same place, the "safety pin" metal that pops over the sax ring.

From their web site Tim Price uses them, ask him if he's been lucky or not.