Klarinet Archive - Posting 000908.txt from 2000/07

From: Lacy Schroeder <LacyS@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Adjustable thumb rest for Eb clarinet
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 12:04:59 -0400

Thank you, Neil! I'm dying to get it done. But working 11 and 13 hour =
days
don't help me any. I'm SUPPOSED to be part-time, =#^%$=%^&*!!!

LacyS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Leupold [mailto:leupold_1@-----.com]
Subject: RE: [kl] Adjustable thumb rest for Eb clarinet

--- Lacy Schroeder <LacyS@-----.org> wrote:

> I'm having the same thumb problem with my Bb and A. After playing for =
only
> 15 or so minutes, my right thumb and wrist are wrenched with shooting
pain.

You experience shooting pain after only fifteen minutes? 'Sounds like
damage
has been done to your wrist and you may be on the fast track to a case =
of
ten-
dinitis. Whether it's $10 or $110, get the equipment issue fixed ASAP.
After-
ward, you might also consider laying off the instrument for a few days =
(or
more)
to give your wrist a rest, and then ease back into your regular =
practice
routine=20
over the course of an additional week. You shouldn't be playing in =
pain,
and
the moment you feel it is the time to take a rest. Hopefully a =
correction
to=20
your thumbrests will also become a permanent correction to the pain in =
your=20
wrist. We all wish you luck!

Neil

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