Klarinet Archive - Posting 000380.txt from 2001/10

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] difficulty with the Kooiman thumb rest
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:48:00 -0400

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From: "Anna Benassi" <acb@-----.is>
Subject: [kl] difficulty with the Kooiman thumb rest

> Am I the only one who is underwhelmed by the Kooiman? I bought and
> installed one, and I cannot seem to adjust it to fit my hand. If one
> thinks of it as a V on its head, the right leg of that upside-down V is
> too short (for me, anyway). No matter how I adjust the thing, I cannot
> set it up so that this right leg will reach my hand without my having to
> twist my hand in a manner I find odd. I wish this weren't so, but so far
> I haven't been able to surmount this problem. The structure and
> engineering seem really first-class, but I haven't yet found a way to
> make it work for me.

This is speculation but possibly worth checking out. Perhaps your hand
position was previously incorrect and the Kooiman forces you to use a more
nearly correct position. In that case you would be accustomed to the wrong
position and anything else would indeed feel odd. May I suggest that you
have some one check out your basic hand position?

Dee Hays
Michigan

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