Klarinet Archive - Posting 000833.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thumb Rest Installation
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 19:14:56 -0500

At 07:45 AM 3/14/99 PST, you wrote:
>I have an adjustable thumb rest. I think that since my hands are small
>it should be actually unscrewed from the wood and moved up. But i don't
>know if this will affect the tuning or not of the instrument it's self.
>I have a buffet festival. My adjustable one has not really helped me
>that much and i can't figure out why....
>
>~*~*~Stephanie
>
I'd be more inclined to believe that you would want the thumbrest DOWN
farther with small hands, to facilitate reaching the pinky keys.

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