Device for suspending a recorder and method for using the same
An apparatus for the carrying of a recorder includes a ring sized to fit around the shaft of the recorder in a position that consistently permits playability of the recorder and a strap attached to the ring having sufficient length so as to fit around the neck of the person playing the recorder and allowing the recorder to hang in a position of easy access.
1. A combination, comprising:
a ring;
a separate strap attached to the ring; and
a recorder, wherein the ring is disposed around a shaft of the recorder.
2. A combination according to claim 1 , wherein the ring supports the recorder without impairing its playability.
3. A combination according to claim 1 , wherein the strap is a neckstrap configured to support the recorder from a neck of a user in a position of ready accessibility.
4. A combination according to claim 1 , wherein the ring lodges around the shaft of the recorder in a position that does not block any air holes of the recorder.
5. A combination according to claim 4 , wherein the ring lodges at a point along the shaft of the recorder near the mouth piece end.
6. A combination comprising:
a ring;
a separate strap tied to the ring; and
a recorder, wherein the ring is disposed around a shaft of the recorder.
7. A combination comprising:
a recorder comprising a shaft having a mouth piece section disposed at a first end of the recorder shaft, wherein a diameter of the shaft is enlarged along a portion of the mouth piece section of the shaft;
a ring disposed around the mouth piece section of the shaft; and
a separate strap attached to the ring and configured to suspend the recorder from the neck of a user.
8. A combination according to claim 7 , wherein the ring is disposed around the mouth piece section of the shaft by sliding the ring along the shaft until it lodges around the shaft in a position that does not block recorder air holes.