Doublereed Archive - Posting 000064.txt from 2005/01

From: Hinrich <hlmuller@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] thumb-rests/ oboe
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 04:29:45 -0500

I don't know; I am getting some mixed messages here. But, anyway, I
found out 20 years ago that the thumb rest needs to be HIGHER on the
oboe. I made myself, when I had access to the tools, a thumb rest that
put my thumb higher up, and adds to the thickness of the instrument.

Agreed, it puts your thumb slightly above the balance point, but you
get used to this very quickly.

Just to check; put your right thumb (in mid-air - without an
instrument) opposite the middle finger, at the distance it would be if
you would hold an oboe. Now put your thumb opposite your index finger,
at a slightly increased distance - much more relaxed, and much more
flexibility for your RH fingers; in my opinion.

Hinrich

On Thursday, Jan 13, 2005, at 16:16 US/Pacific, Miriam Williams wrote:

> sort of serendipity!
> Congratulations on your discovery. I've always thought I'd like my
> thumb rest higher on the oboe, and this would be very possible since
> I use MUTS.
>
> Miriam
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhondda May" <rmay@-----.com>
> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:32 PM
> Subject: [DR-L] thumb-rests/ oboe
>
>
>> colleagues:
>>
>> just wanted to share with you all a discovery i made last night.
>>
>> in the past, i have fashioned simple thumbrest-extensions out of cork
>> for students who needed their right thumb to be lower on the oboe
>> than permitted by the set thumbrest. it's better than asking a young
>> player to shell out lots of $$ for a proper adjustable screw-in one.
>>
>> last night i was practicing the oboe d'amore aria in js bach's
>> magnificat, which i'm performing in 2 weeks. several years ago i had
>> made myself a rather more "deluxe" extension (wrapped in chamois,
>> ahh, such luxury!), but over the years and house-moves since i last
>> played my d'amore it had disappeared. as i cast my eyes over my reed
>> desk for something to use, i noticed a plastic eraser that my kids
>> had left lying around. EUREKA! this is the perfect stuff to carve a
>> thumbrest extension from - it's a good thickness to start with, and
>> responds easily to an xacto knife. it's softer and just slightly
>> squshy, thus easier on the thumb.
>>
>> i haven't figured out yet how to attach it to the existing thumbrest,
>> but since i'm only playing this one aria and subsequent chorus, i may
>> not have to.
>>
>> who'd'a thunk it??
>>
>> cheers,
>> rhondda
>> hong kong
>>
>>
>>
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