Klarinet Archive - Posting 000010.txt from 2011/03

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thumb Rest Cushions
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:17:10 -0500

I too, have been using silicon surgical tubing for my thumb rest
cushions for about 50+ years now (from the same 5' length I bought
about 1962).

Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor Retired
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:42 PM, K S <krsmav@-----.com> wrote:
> Long, long ago, someone (Jack Lynx, I think) told me to go to a
> surgical supply store (a/k/a medical equipment store) and get some
> silicon surgical tubing. =A0I got about 3' and have been cutting pieces
> off it for 30 years, and I still have about half a foot left. =A0Back
> then it cost maybe $2.
>
> Be sure it's silicone, not rubber. =A0The outside diameter is about
> 3/8", inside diameter about 3/16". It's a translucent light
> tan/yellow.
>
> Scrape the cork and glue off the thumb rest. Cut a piece of the tubing
> about 3/4" long (kitchen scissors or a wire nipper work well). Wet the
> inside with saliva and work it over the thumb rest.
>
> It's very comfortable, very tough and the silicon never deteriorates.
>
> Ken Shaw
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Bill Foss
US Army Retired
USC Aiken, Adjunct Faculty Retired
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
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