strap/harness for a 2XJ

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strap/harness for a 2XJ

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hi!

i am looking around for ways to do some standing/roving/marching with a conn 2XJ, ideally without reinvtenting the wheel.

i've seen mention of Jacksonville State marching with 20Js with 'drum straps and carabiners', and i have seen the neotech tuba harnesses online.

does anyone have advice?

thanks!


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I use the Neotech Holster Harness with mine
https://www.amazon.com/Neotech-Tuba-Ho ... to_dp&th=1

Here is me getting ready for a street band gig wearing it.

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splat wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:06 pm i've seen mention of Jacksonville State marching with 20Js with 'drum straps and carabiners', and i have seen the neotech tuba harnesses online.

does anyone have advice?
As someone that did this for 4 years. It is a cheap, reliable way to do exactly what you want. However, I am relatively certain that it has caused me shoulder problems.
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gocsick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 am
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Love this picture of those two guys in the foreground channeling their inner 8-year old.
Evokes fond memories of all manner of gleeful boyhood hijinks and pastimes.
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tokuno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:14 am
Love this picture of those two guys in the foreground channeling their inner 8-year old.
Evokes fond memories of all manner of gleeful boyhood hijinks and pastimes.
That's why we do it. It is a volunteer charity band and we raise money for the local children's hospital. If it isn't fun we don't take the gig. The group has been really successful, over $120,000 raised for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio in the last 3 years. Next two years are dedicated to Children's Hospital mental health services and outreach.
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gocsick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:25 pm
tokuno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 11:14 am
Love this picture of those two guys in the foreground channeling their inner 8-year old.
Evokes fond memories of all manner of gleeful boyhood hijinks and pastimes.
That's why we do it. It is a volunteer charity band and we raise money for the local children's hospital. If it isn't fun we don't take the gig. The group has been really successful, over $120,000 raised for the Ronald McDonald House of Central Ohio in the last 3 years. Next two years are dedicated to Children's Hospital mental health services and outreach.
That is wicked cool!
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gocsick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2025 8:00 am I use the Neotech Holster Harness with mine
https://www.amazon.com/Neotech-Tuba-Ho ... to_dp&th=1

Here is me getting ready for a street band gig wearing it.

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Thanks! This looks like the way. Love the photo:)
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