Klarinet Archive - Posting 000124.txt from 2003/02

From: "Jeroen T. Salm" <jtsalm@-----.nl>
Subj: RE: [kl] neckstraps, thumb rests, and the like - and a PS to Gudmundur Nordahl
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:41:26 -0500

Anna (Van: Anna Benassi [mailto:acb@-----.is]) wrote (Verzonden: =
maandag 3
februari 2003 10:47):
=20
(...)
Does anyone else have experience with this? I just saw a photo of
Kooiman's Etude (thx to Jeroen Salm for sending the link) and wonder
if it might not help - by providing support at two points on the
thumb.
(...)

[Jeroen T. Salm] Thank YOU for thanking me, Anna. :-)=20
FOI: I am playing with that " Etude" for 3 weeks now. I am now getting =
used
to it, and now feel that I can play (longer) without having thumb (and
arm)pain. I have "installed" the thumb rest on a few clarinets of my
students in the last few weeks. Especially the (very) young ones like it
very much: now they're capable of playing the instrument without pain, =
can
hold it more steadily. I notice they have a better playing position now! =

Really: I was informed about this thumb rest by some articles here on =
this
list. The inventor (mr Kooiman) happened to be the Man who once fixed my
cracked Wurlitzer clarinet, one day before a solo-concert (Debussy=B4s
Premi=E8re Rhapsodie) with orchestra. I mean, he is living an hour drive =
from
here!=20
What a help, this list!! :-)

Yours,
[Jeroen T. Salm]=20
The Netherlands

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