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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000070.txt from 2005/01
From: "Miriam Williams" <mwquacker@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] thumb-rests/ oboe
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 13:21:20 -0500
I, too, was disappointed that the adjustable thumb rest only makes it lower.
It's relatively easy for a technician to put new holes in to put the thumb
rest in a higher position, and if you try it and don't like it, the holes
can be filled and the thumb rest moved back to original position. But with
the lowering mechanism on the adjustable thumb rest, one could raise the
permanent rest and experiment.
The principal oboist in our city symphony has an adjustable thumb rest, plus
the extension thingie (Dutch?) to help distribute the weight.
I would think that with using MUTS, one could take the thumb rest off
entirely and be free to experiment with R hand position.
Miriam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Latz" <atlconcertband@-----.com>
To: <doublereed@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [DR-L] thumb-rests/ oboe
>I agree with you Hinrich. I have always thought it would be better if the
> thumb rest was higher. I was quite excited when I bought my present oboe
> (about 6-7 years ago) to find that Loree had finally added an adjustable
> thumb rest on some oboes. I was completely surprised to see that it only
> adjusts DOWNWARD! I've always found the thumb rest too low and now it can
> be adjusted even lower. Obviously I did not invest in the model with this
> adjustment. Apparently lots of oboists find the thumb rest too high. Are
> you & I in the minority?
> Judy
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Hinrich <hlmuller@-----.com>
>> To: <doublereed@-----.org>
>> Date: 1/14/2005 4:28:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DR-L] thumb-rests/ oboe
>>
>> 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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