Klarinet Archive - Posting 000559.txt from 2001/06

From: Mike Dowler <syo@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Right Hand Thumb Position
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:00:25 -0400

So you can honestly say that you have the same mobility when your
thumb is held rigid as you have when your hand is able to entirely
move free? I guess once again it all comes down to personal
preference.

Mike Dowler

>I balanced a pencil on my thumb & wiggled my fingers.
>Felt completely relaxed. Even moved my wrist around a
>bit at the same time without making the pencil fall off.
>Maybe you need to acquire relaxation techniques.
>
>Neil
>
>--- Mike Dowler <syo@-----.com> wrote:
>> What I was saying is that the cause of the tension IS the thumb. It
>> spreads to the whole hand, and probably the whole arm and shoulder.
>> Try taking a pencil and balancing it on the nail side of your thumb.
>> Now wiggle your fingers. Feel the tension in your fingers and arm?
>> Now put the pencil down and wiggle your fingers as usual. Feel
>> better? Of course, with the clarinet, the balance is a bit different,
>> but the main concern is still the same - don't drop whatever it is on
>> your thumb!
>>
>> Mike Dowler
>>
>> >I don't know about Mr. Neidich and his pupils, but, surely, if the whole
>> >of the right hand is suffering tension, then there is something
>>badly wrong.
>> >THere should be no need for this to happen.
>> >Roger S.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >In message <f05100300b74ee4309c07@-----.124]>
>> >klarinet@-----.org writes:
>> >> I have also used the Kooiman Etude thumb rest on both my A and Bb. I
>> >> have almost eliminated pain and fatigue in the thumb area, and in
>> >> fact I found it increased my general playing endurance. In a
>> >> masterclass, Charles Neidich suggested much of the pain in the thumbs
>> >> is due to the fact the thumb rest is so small and we must constantly
>> >> tense our hands to keep the clarinet balanced on the little stub of a
>> >> thumb rest. With a neck strap, IMHO, there is still tension where the
>> >> player must constantly push the clarinet out from the player, and the
>> >> restrictiveness of the strap connecting the clarinet to the neck
>> >> makes one generally more restricted in their motions, and therefore
>> >> more tense while playing. The Etude is in some ways better than the
>> >> Maestro in that Mr. Kooiman has chosen an optimum positioning for the
>> >> hand, with only vertical adjustments in both the thumb rest and the
>> >> hook (they both adjust separately) to worry about. And on top of that
>> >> it is less expensive, $35 Canadian, I believe.
>> >>
>> >> Mike Dowler
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