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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2003/06

From: Alexandra <fohlenhof1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] oboe and carpal tunnel
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 12:44:01 -0400

I don't know anything about the risks of moving
it up or not, but they have adjustable thumb
rests for Lorees.

I have tendonitis, which is different, but to
keep wrist pain and whatnot from affecting
playing, I use a FHRED (the oboe support stand
thingy that clips onto the thumbrest) that has
worked incredibly well.

alexandra
--- Bassoon2cc@-----.com wrote:
> An oboe player friend of mine is suffering from
> carpal tunnel. She thinks
> that part of the problem with her hand position
> is that the thumb rest is too
> low for her hand. She's thinking about the
> posibilities of either 1. moving
> the thumb rest higher 2. having some kind of
> extension added to the thumb rest
> . She is concerned about the effects of
> drilling extra holes for the thumb
> rest. She has a loree that was made in the
> 70's.
> Has anyone ever tried to doing either of these
> things? What were the
> results?
>
> If you have any other suggestions for easing
> her pain please let me know and
> I will relay them to her.
>
> Carol
>

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