The Ergonomic Opus Range of furniture for musicians.

Opus Range Ergonomics

FEATURES OF THE SEAT

The Seat is basically flat and horizontal to permit a range of positions and angles in relation to the back.
The front section takes the form of a deep roll which facilitates leaning forward to adjust the score; violin and viola players and others who tend to play in a forward position, tucking one leg under the chair for stability. The curved shape prevents restriction of blood supply to the lower legs. This has also been demonstrated to be of particular benefit to cellists whose postural problems have hitherto been aggravated by poor seat design.
The side-edges of the seat are curved downwards to reduce the risk of damage to instruments being placed to one side during long rest periods, or when the bassoon, for instance, is in use.

FEATURES OF THE BACK SUPPORT

Good lumbar support in the middle of the back to encourage full and unrestricted breathing.
The back is of good height to provide assistance to the player when supporting a heavy instrument, e.g. a viola.
A narrower than usual back-width to provide unrestricted arm movements (horn players tend to throw their right elbow backwards in order to face the score), and to allow tailcoats to be flicked behind when male musicians take their seats.
A slight concavity seen from above to provide comfort in a range of straight and rotated positions.
The rear surface of the back is designed to be made of a rigid thermoplastic material to assist in the acoustics of the new hall (a requirement of the acoustics consultants), and to enable musicians, where possible, to hear their own sounds reflected from the chair in front. This is especially useful when tuning up.
The back is supported on a steel tubular frame which, whilst flexing slightly to augment comfort, is demonstrably strong to instill confidence.

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