Klarinet Archive - Posting 000578.txt from 2002/12

From: Jesse Rogers <jar2321@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Kooiman thumbrest....
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 19:04:57 -0500

Hi Lacy, I have been using the cheapie version for a year. I think they
cost me twenty bucks (I bought one for the Bb and A). I was having
recurring but not constant pain in the middle ring and pinkie tendons.
The kooiman works better than the stock R-13 and when combined with
resting the horn on my knee has pretty much eliminated the problem.
Following is part of David Neithamer's post from last Feb.on the
expensive one:
Jesse Rogers

on 2/10/2002 David Neithamer wrote:
"I put the regular (expensive) Kooiman on a
clarinet to try it out. I set the pad to rest between the joints of my
right thumb, and it wasn't significantly better then the regular thumb
rest. I was about to remove it when I saw a physical therapist who had
worked with me in the past. She helped me to properly position the
Kooiman so that it rested just behind the 2nd joint of my thumb. This was
much more successful, and I had the thumb rest put on both my Bb and A
clarinets. See below for more about the process ..." [rest of post not
included]

Lacy Schroeder wrote:

> Hi, list! I was wondering if any of you have, use, or have tried the
> Kooiman thumbrest...
> Could any of you who have experience with this contraption enlighten me
> to your experiences with it since I am thinking of ordering it? I think
> it's worth a shot, but I just wish it weren't so $%^# expensive (I'm a
> poor college student!). But hey, I can't afford NOT to try it.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>

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