Klarinet Archive - Posting 000459.txt from 2003/01

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Does Anybody from Seattle know Mary Kantor's emailaddress?
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 19:28:09 -0500

Now I get it. It isn't the tone hole you fill in, it's the key, so there is
a pad or some such that actually seals the hole rather than the tip of the
finger. Like a saxophone or a soprano sax. Now, that's kinda interesting. I
can see where this process would come in quite handy for someone with
difficulty keeping a seal with their fingers.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Lenoir" <AnneLenoir@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Does Anybody from Seattle know Mary Kantor's emailaddress?

> Dear Bill,
> My adult student is 53 years old and was born with a congenital
> condition, "Congenital Benign Tremor" in his left hand and fingers. On a
> bad day his fingers shake so much that he has trouble covering the holes
> of the clarinet. I was thinking that it might be easier for him if the
> holes of the index finger and next finger were made sort of like a
> closed holed flute. My student is a Doctor and he loves his clarinet
> lessons. To him it is sort of like physical therapy for his hand. ANNIE
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