In my case, I have really been enjoying practicing lately as not only does my new horn sound great but also it has the best high range of any double horn I have ever owned, with a GREAT high B-flat in particular. Nothing can inspire you to practice more than a horn that clearly plays better than what you have been playing. Brief Thoughts on Hand Straps and Flippers.Hornmasters: Merewether on Right Hand Position.Hornmasters: Farkas on Right Hand Position.Hornmasters: Berv on Right Hand Position.Hornmasters: Yancich and Robinson on Right Hand Position.Just be sure you have it twisted back far enough to be around the hand below the knuckles! Buying or selling something? I personally prefer a strap that is mounted on the horn, it is more supportive and hits a better angle, but the strap-on type is handy and requires no special installation of a button. But, again, this is not the correct position and if you have a strap-on type strap you need to experiment with the correct position.

I think people use this mostly because the strap sort of falls into this place if it is the strap on type. This limits the motion of the fingers and just can’t be really comfortable either.

In our second photo we see the incorrect position. If you had a strap that was mounted on a button on the horn ( such as a Clebsch Strap) you would want it to be in this same general position as well. This position may require you to twist the strap a bit but is the place you want to hit. This gives the best support of the horn and allows freedom of movement of the fingers. Note that the strap is across the back of the hand, below the knuckles. In our first photo the strap is positioned correctly. This type of strap ( the Fhrap is one example) is a very handy thing but used incorrectly it can’t help much. At least a half dozen or so times I have seen horn students use a strap-on type hand strap but position it incorrectly.

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