Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 1999/11

From: "David Smith" <david-patty@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet thumb support and hand problems
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 04:52:10 -0500

Dear fellow Klarinetists,

Mr. Sper brings up an interesting item: where is the best placement for the
right thumb?
For me personally, it has been "1/2 nail, 1/2 skin"; this is where I feel
most natural, and I have not had problems since jr. high (many moons
:)...However, other people have longer or shorter fingers, or have larger or
smaller palms, etc. I'd be interested in other people's "rule of thumb" if
you'll accept the expression.

Patty Smith

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