ERGOclar - clarinet support system

The ERGOclar clarinet playing support is specially designed to enable the player to keep his or her hands and upper body completely relaxed. It removes the need for the right thumb and arm to support the weight of the clarinet. Instead, the ERGOclar will transmit the weight of the instrument to the chair, or to the belt pouch the player may wear.

Freeing up the upper body can also help the most important aspects of wind playing: breathing and airflow. With the weight of the instrument taken off of the body, the player 19s touch and feel for playing are improved and stresses are reduced.

In the long run, the chances to get some playing related pains or even injuries diminishes radically.

If your clarinet does not have a vertical neck strap ring in the thumb rest, you first place the attaching ring with an Eye Bolt to the clarinet between the upper joint and middle joint, above the thumb rest. It is similar with the RMD Riedl Marching Lyre ring.

You need 10 to 15 seconds to do this. This additional ring is included in all ERGOclar kits.

Place the support head, the penguin, on top of the rod and the other spring below the penguin so that the spring is pointing downwards.

Put the support rod inside the black support tube and wrap the rubber band of the tube around the larger and lower screw of the spring lock.

Plug the ERGOPenguin head to the neck strap ring of your instrument (on right) or the Eye Bolt (on left). Press the black button, this opens the slot lock and you can put the neck strap ring inside the slot, then release.

Please note, the balance and thus the feeling to hold the clarinet is different when you use the Eye Bolt from what it is when using the neck strap ring.