Klarinet Archive - Posting 000415.txt from 1995/04

From: Helen Emerson <helen.emerson@-----.NZ>
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:08:09 -0400

>On Wed, 19 Apr 1995, Lynn Marie Kowach wrote:
>
>> I also prop my clarinet on my knees at the same
>> time, and that helps too.
>
>This works *only* if your torso is precisely the right height. I did this
>for years to relieve the pressure on my right hand from supporting the
>clarinet, and my physical therapist made me stop, as it caused *me* to
>round over my back, thus overstretching the problem muscles even more.
>
>Then there's the issue of blocking the E-B and F-C twelfths with one's knees.
>
>David Niethamer

The *chair* needs to be at the correct height also!

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