Klarinet Archive - Posting 000102.txt from 2012/02
From: fred jacobowitz <fbjacobo@-----.us>
Subj: Re: [kl] (no subject)
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:42:25 -0500
Janice,
Can you be more specific? Is the pain in the fleshy part of the hand
between the thumb and the hand? Or is it in either (or both) thumb
joints?
If you are getting pain in that fleshy area, that's where tendons
are, and that could be tendonitis. However, if the pain is only in
the joints, I have a possible solution: I saw a flute player with a
kind of strap that went around the thumb between the joints, so she
had he entire tip of the thumb uncovered. Then it connects to a strap
around the hand. I tried it and it was great. The strap doesn't get
in the way of the thumb joint where it is touching the thumb rest.
I asked her where she got it and she told me, and I bought it (and
now can't remember from where! There is no name on the brace). So
maybe you can ask flute players if they know about it.
Fred Jacobowitz
CASE CLOSED Musical Instrument Case Repair Service
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You don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note.
~Doug Floyd
On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Janice Rosen wrote:
Hi everyone,
I need some suggestions on how to strengthen my right thumb and the
joint so that it doesn't hurt when playing the clarinet. NO I don't
have arthritis and don't normally have pain in that thumb. That
thumb isn't strong enough to hold the weight of the clarinet while
playing and tends to sag, causing the clarinet to move, and then I
miss the finger holes while playing. I can;t stand the neck straps,
so I dont use one to help hold the clarinet. Would anyone have any
suggestions for strengthening that thumb and the joint that connects
the thumb to the hand?
Thanks
Janice Rosen
Washington, DC
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