Klarinet Archive - Posting 000855.txt from 1999/03

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Thumbrest installation
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:13:53 -0500

Dear Christopher,
If you have the thumbrest higher, won't it mean stretching your right hand
even more?
I suspect that manufacturers aren't particularly careful about where they
put thumbrests. A previous owner had clearly moved the rest on my B flat
(and bodged it up) - it's in just the right position now,
fortunately - and the
rest on my A (purchased new) is definitely slightly too high. It should be
in a position such that the instrument balances on the thumb - shouldn't
it? I don't see why the size of your hand should make any difference,
except that you might suffer worse with small hands if the rest is in the
wrong place.
Roger Shilcock

On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Christopher Hill wrote:

> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:47:26 -0600 (CST)
> From: Christopher Hill <Christopherhill@-----.net>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Re: Thumbrest installation
>
> As someone with small hands who has experienced tendinitis problems, I
> would recommend placing an adjustable thumbrest
> so that it can go higher than the standard thumb
> placement. Moving the thumb down towards the pinky causes tension. When
> I went to the Mayo
> Clinic, I tested the hand tension of different placements using a
> biofeedback machine (I don't remember the correct name of the machine.)
>
>
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