Jazzlab SAXHOLDER Saxophone Harness

I recently purchased the saxholder and it's great. I'm very happy with the purchase I'm a big guy 6'4" - 230 -55 years young ; I was concerned about purchasing, as I wasn't sure whether the mouthpiece would come up to my mouth. I had read some of the other reviews and was not sure whether the device would work with my size frame. I play the alto sax. The adjustment allows me to move the sax mouthpiece to just the right position. There's enough leeway in the adjustment to move it higher than I like or lower than I like. It worked right out of the box for me. There's no need to buy the "big man" saxholder. The regular one works fine. I've recently experienced some shoulder and neck pain with the strap - that's why I sought alternate sax support. I've used a neck strap since I've started playing (2-3 years ago ). I've got to say that the saxholder is amazing. It has great design, and appears to be well built. It has taken all the weight off of my neck. The stomach rest is fine. Other reviewers said that it was not comfortable etc. I barely notice it. It doesn't interfere with my breathing at all. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for an alternative to a harness or neck strap. Some popular saxopohone websites reviewed this positively. It's well worth the price. Enjoh.

This thing ROCKS. I'm primarily a tenor player. I have a T991 which is heavy. As I've aged (50's), my neck and back were REALLY starting to wear me out over 3 hour gigs, so on a prayer I tried this. SO SO SO much easier on my frame. The feel of this is weird at first; like the sax is suspended in space in front of you. The sax angle was perfect at the bottom of the reach right outta the box, but if necessary they include more cord so you could lengthen. Speaking of the cord, its very firm in its grab at the slider, so even when I shorten it for alto work it stays in place MUCH better than my last several neck straps. The tummy support looked suspicious to me....I thought it'd aggravate me, but it doesn't. I suppose if you're really really fat the tummy support might not suit you, but I'm a solid 25lbs over weight and this works just fine at the highest (which is where I prefer it; just under the sternum) or lowest (bellybutton) settings. If I was gonna complain, it'd be that some of the mechanism is plastic. I can see myself during an impatient moment snapping sumpin.... That said, the plastic is pretty beefy. More than sturdy enough for the task. The hook is excellent. It has a long stem with a friction plastic nib that prevents all but intentional unhooking. Its coated nicely so its quiet and wont wear the ring on ur sax like metal on metal does. I think it contributes to better tone for me......I know, I know, sounds fishy. But seriously, the sax is so steadily at the "correct" height and angle that I've found it easier to be consistent. My problem was that gradually the slippage would bend me so far forward that if I didn't have time to adjust before a low passage I found myself REALLY working to keep the low notes solid. No more, this strap slips not at all (arguably because I'm at the end of the reach...but just the fact that you could adjust the cord for YOUR end-of-reach on your main axe helps) One of the odd benefits is when I'm putting a reed on with the mouthpiece on the sax & the sax on the strap. The angle is SO much better for seeing the placement of the reed before tightening ur lig. Odd but cool. I can imagine some dyed-in-the-wool players might not be able to exactly replicate their neckstrap angle and so not like it, but I found it to be a Godsend.

After sixty years of playing tenor saxophone professionally, I’ve developed arthritis in my neck. This device moves the pressure completely from my neck, and redistributes it equally to three locations - each shoulder and my abdomen. As I had switched from a neck strap to a harness years ago, I had no difficulty in adapting to this device. The saxophone does feel lighter, and my neck is getting relief. Even though the device is very light weight, it’s engineered to last indefinitely. Just a note on the company’s outstanding customer service: One of the components is a high-grade cord. An additional, longer cord is included in the package if it’s needed. I inadvertently threw the optional cord into the trash along with the packaging. I realized that the included cord was too short for my long torso, and I sent an email to the company in Europe. They explained that an optional cord had been included, but that if I couldn’t find it, they’d send me one at no cost. The jazzlab saxholder may look a bit unorthodox, but I can’t imagine a better solution to relieving the physical stress of a tenor saxophone dangling from my neck.

I play alto sax and bass clarinet, and I heard about this from a local instructor that comes to my school to work with the sax sections. And, I figured, "well, I guess it would feel like a normal neck strap", but not at all. A few of my friends have gotten this, and one let me test it out. And this "harness" is like NOTHING ELSE out on the market. This product is great for any sax or lower-clarinet (alto, bass, contraalto, contrabass, etc.) player, a revolutionary design for ultimate comfort and ease of playing. I highly recommend it, because you can bend the arms of the harness to custom-fit your shape and size. There is only one downside I have found in playing with this, and that is when you go to adjust it, it is difficult to bend the arms because of how stiff the metal is. But once you get it adjusted, you can put this on under your button-up, route the clip through the shirt, and easily play without it looking like you have it, it will completely hide from view. This harness makes your instrument feel less than half the weight it feels with a standard neck strap. I love this harness, and will keep playing on it as long as I can.

I'm a saxophone player with a pinched nerve in my neck that started after about 40 yr of playing. I just can't have a sax strap on any more. This is the best solution by far that I have found. I'm 6 feet, 240 lb. and I would like the saxholder to be a little bigger but it works fine as is. The construction and materials are high quality. The shoulder arms need to be thoughtfully bent to fit your shoulders per the enclosed instructions. The arms click into place to stay together while playing but the click detent is not firm and the arms will seperate when your geometry and the weight of the horn make them. The workaround for me is a small elastic hair band (scunci, scrunchy?) which stays in place just above where the arms attach to the center piece and provide just enough pressure to keep the arms together. Another reviewer mentions fashioning a bracket from coat hanger wire which also works but the hair band is just as good and less fuss. To use this with bari, and depending on how you bend the shoulder arms, you may need longer cord. Fortunately they include extra cord along with instructions on how to string it through the unit and the buckle. I used most of it to allow plenty of adjustment all the way out for bari, or in to play alto or soprano. The "pad" that presses against your solar plexus rotates to vertical or horizontal as well as telescoping up or down. I find vertical and all the way up are good for me. The hook that attaches to the horn is beautifully designed for secure stay and quick attach To sum up, this is a brilliantly executed piece of kit

Gasp! Why are those kind that hang around your neck even legal? I started wearing one of those when I first started and the pain after an hour was saddening. I bought a harness type and didn't like the hassle of getting in and out of it. Plus, the clip was restrictive as to where I could comfortably play the Tenor sax. I ordered this with some degree of apprehension cause it was nothing like anything I'd seen anywhere. I was dubious of the thing pressing against my diaphragm and the shoulder straps breaking during adjustment (It was perfectly adjusted when I got it). Skip ahead a couple months: The press against the diaphragm? Don't even notice it. Neck pain? Gone! Easy of application? One handed. Ability to play the sax comfortably? Wow: having the hook hang from a length of cord (as opposed to the harness) lets me swing the sax around, play in front or at the side. The shoulder "supports" do creep to the right if playing off to the side, but surprisingly it isn't a problem. This Saxholder is an ergonomical masterpiece! It is well designed and well built. The hook is a quick attach and remove with one hand. No clip spring or dog chain mechanism, and when you're ready to put your sax away, the Saxholder folds into a simple shape that fits in the bell of the sax. Must have been a sax player somewhere in the design of this product cause it is absolutely perfect.

I used to experience cervical pain so severe after playing that I would some times be bedridden for two days. I looked for answers and found this device. Initially, I wrote a scathing review after using the product for two days because I experienced severe thoracic pain. However, I believe this was due to my traps getting a work out from my back supporting the sax. After consistently using the device, all pain disappeared and I am healed of the problem in my neck!! I can now play upwards of 6 hours and still feel nothing. I am no longer limited I’m playing time by my neck, but by my mouth which wears out after about 5-6 hours. An excellent device. Get your kids on it now so they never develop problems. I had little problem with it falling off and losing my sax; in just not dumb about it and always hold the instrument.

I had given up on harnesses after trying one that didn't work at all for me. Then I happened on a video review of the Saxholder harness, decided to give it a try and have been very glad I did. It completely relieved the stress on my neck, and most of the time the sax feels virtually weightless. On rare occasions, mostly when I've been playing an extraordinarily long time, I'll feel some discomfort in my shoulders, but this is still better than the chronic neck pressure with traditional straps. Another plus is that the height of the hook tends to stay where you put it, and needs much less frequent re-adjustment than a traditional strap. The hook itself is an interesting design, which is sort of in between insecure open hooks and hard-to-open closed hooks. The sax goes on & off easily with just a bit of pressure and snaps into place, not quite as securely as a traditional closed hook, but secure enough. The harness folds up easily and fits in my tenor case in the bell of the sax. Highly recommended.