Why the ERGObrass? A typical trumpet weighs about one kilo (2.2 lb). It is like having a one litre water bottle hanging from your lifted left hand on front of you always when you play. And the arms weigh also quite bit! Even if the trumpet does not weigh as much as many other brass instruments, it is held further away from the body, thus?? the torque makes the weight feel more heavy.?? Always when you play you have the tension in your arms, shoulder, neck and back. It is there even if you do not feel it or think about it. Of course, you can hold the trumpet and your arms in playing position that way. However, that really is not a natural nor a healthy way to stay for longer periods of times. The result of this is very often?? that the bell descends pointing downwards and not to the audience. This reduces a part of brightness of the sound. If you can avoid all this, is there really any sense of insisting on doing that? Would the playing be better in the long run if your arms, shoulders, neck and back could be more relaxed? The ERGObrass helps you to keep a good posture and breathe more freely and efficiently. Would it not be better to lean, or even hang, your arms on the horn rather than keep them continually tensed up? You need some time to readjust your perception about trumpet playing. You need a moment to get used to the different feeling of the nearly weightless instrument. You also need to practise how to handle the instrument when not playing, empty the water etc. Everything cannot obviously be done exactly the same way as before, but the new way is not any worse, just slightly different. After the learning period, you will enjoy playing with less tension. Only after you have learned to play with it you can say whether it is good or not. But like always, it is a lot easier to condemn something new without even trying it out!
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