Neotech Grip on 88H

[silverslideman]

Problems fitting a Neotech grip to my 88H (early 80s).
Neotech’s “gusset” option shows a gusset on the *tenon side of the brace.
But my horn has an L-bracket on the *slide side of the brace, and none of the Neotech bushings will fit over it.
If I cut away plastic to make it fit, the bushing may not be stable.
Anybody know a solution?

[Peacemate]

I think I used the straight gusseted on mine, with the thinnest shim on the bottom and thickest at the top. I also have a gen1 with the string linkage.

I didn't have a problem, but maybe you just need to move it around a bit with it open to see if there is any good position.

[tctb]

My Neotech fits my 88H easily and my slide looks like yours . You need to be creative with the shims but it should fit.
Try each of the pieces to find the one that fits best . I used the curved one with the screw hole "out on a limb" rather than the compact ones .

[sacfxdx]

I used the curved one for my 88H. Here are a couple pics.

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[Peacemate]

I used the curved one for my 88H. Here are a couple pics.

That's the straight gusseted, the curved only has a curved section, but yeah, that's the one to go for.



On my Bach 42 I use the straight, for anyone that wants to use the Neotech on that.

[silverslideman]

Thanks, everybody.

[harrisonreed]

That looks like it makes it harder to hold

[Peacemate]

That looks like it makes it harder to hold

That's without the grip part, but even without the real grip-thing it's still pretty good, or at least not too terrible. Only makes bad ergonomics like 10% worse.

[Driswood]

That looks like it makes it harder to hold

But for those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis in our hands, it's a Godsend! I almost dropped my 6H from the pain in a concert before I started using the Neotech. Changing mutes does have a learning curve, but it beats trying to play with pain!

[sacfxdx]

That looks like it makes it harder to hold

It doesn’t.

[YunoWho]

Hi there, I've been having issues with my hands and so I got the neotech grip. It works on my 8b King bass but now I'm moving back over to my conn 71h. I've looked everywhere but I'm not sure how to get it to fit over all this..

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[2bobone]

I noticed that you've tried the Neotech grip on a King 8B. I've used both the Neotech and the ErgoBone units on a King, 8B and Duo Gravis, a Conn 62H and a Conn 70H. Both supports have drawbacks, none of which are disqualifying. The NeoTech has one problem that I found annoying and that is that it removes your left hand about an inch from the pivot point that you use to control the angle of the horn from your embouchure. YMMV, as they say. The ErgoBone has its weak points in that control of vertical positioning is almost impossible. You can learn to adjust, but then again, you will be reliant on that particular device for success. I wanted to leave you with a thought --- which is that trombone is an awkward instrument to play [especially bass trombone ] which might possibly cause physical distress when playing it. If you love the experience you must follow the improvements in devices that allow you to continue without injury. They are not perfect, but compared to what was available to me during my career [none !] they are a game-changer ! Good luck in your quest !