Klarinet Archive - Posting 000883.txt from 1999/03

From: Bill Baker <bill_chris@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Thumbrest installation
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:43:01 -0500

The kooiman thumb rest is an adjustable thumb rest that is available at the
Woodwind and the Brasswind 1-800-348-5003.

Chris

At 14:09 3/15/99 , you wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>Excuse me , I did not follow the start of the discussion on the thumbrest;
>therefore may I ask ( because I am interested to buy/install one) :
>- what are the different manufacturers, types of adjustable thumbrests ?
>- where can we buy them ?.
>
>Thanks in advance for your inputs
>Best regards
>
>Jean Conti
>Archengaessli 3
>CH-8304 WALLISELLEN (Switzerland)
>Tel: +41 1 830 5049
>Email: jean.conti@-----.ch
>
>
>Roger Shilcock wrote:
>
>> 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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