Klarinet Archive - Posting 000744.txt from 1998/03

From: Robin Fairbairns <Robin.Fairbairns@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: NeckStraps
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 04:28:44 -0500

Jennifer Rose McKenna wrote:

> sorry that was 1.00...not 100

whew. i was wondering...

> On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, Jennifer Rose McKenna wrote:
> > Jason,
> > if you have a callous on your thumb you may want to try a thumb rest
> > cushion, they cost about $100, or you could just take the top of a
> > medicine dropper and use that, it may help you cushion the thumb rest
> > more, this may or may not be due to the weight of the clarinet.

i wonder about this callous (and remember, i'm a neckstrap user and am
not going to taunt jason about being a weakling).

i've had a callous on my thumb since very shortly after i took up the
clarinet at age 11. it's never been more than a cosmetic
inconvenience: i've *never* experienced soreness there (just about
everywhere else on my body, but not there ;-).

i wonder if there's not some other effect than simple pressure giving
a problem here. if it's an allergic reaction of some sort, jennifer's
proposed solution could well cause your soreness to go away
altogether: at the revised price (:-) it's worth a try...

robin