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Author: Jamietalbot
Date: 2003-09-09 20:35
I,m thinking of repositioning my thumb-rest slightly higher to bring the thumb in line with the forefinger.It seems like a more natural place for it to be,and the hand should be in a more comfortable position.
Has anybody got any thoughts about this,or done the same thing?
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-09-09 20:53
You might wish to do a "Search" on the following topics:
"Right little finger keys;"
"Moving Thumb-rest";
"Adjustable Thumb-rest";
"Numb Thumb:"
"Kooiman Report."
After a couple of days of research you may find all of your questions have been answered.
Bob A
Post Edited (2003-09-09 22:21)
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Author: ken
Date: 2003-09-09 20:57
This is a fairly common topic on the BBoard. Use the search link/tool and type in "thumbrest"; there are multiple-related topics and posts.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-09-09 22:05
Just by starting with a search on "Kooiman" (note the spelling) should get you plenty to read ...GBK
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2003-09-09 22:53
Just be aware that you cannot just screw these screws straight into clarinet timber. It is too hard. The holes need to be drilled AND tapped with the right size of thread.
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2003-09-10 01:06
Go grab a pencil with your right hand, between your thumb and first finger.
That's about the position recommended by Ton Kooiman.
You can certainly move you own thumbrest that high, as a trial.
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Author: William
Date: 2003-09-10 01:26
I have adjustable TRs on both sets of Buffets and LeBlancs and have repositioned them upward as you descibed. The main benifits that I find is in freeing up the action of my RH little finger and relieving the cramped feeling in my right hand in general. To test TR movement on your own clarinets without drilling new holes, you may be able to simply remove your current "set" TR, flip it over and reinstall it backwards in the same holes. This adjustment may not be perfect, but it will give you a chance to feel the TR in a raised position without drilling new holes right away. But to do the job right and get the TR in the best place for your hands, you will have to have a instrumental repairperson drill new holes.
However, I just remembered going to a master class given by Stan Hasty (Esteemed Professor Emeritus of the Eastman School of Music), where he described using glue to reposition his TRs. No drilling of new holes for him. "If you don't like it where it is, then all you have to do is knock it off and glue it somewhere else"--his exact words.
Clarinet playing needn't be a pain in the.............right hand thumb, at least.
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Author: GilliganGirl
Date: 2003-09-10 13:43
I have a kooiman thumbrest and absolutly love it. It takes a lot of the pressure off your wrists and does align the thumb and forefinger. However, the intermediate model does not hold up very well.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-09-10 15:25
Since I may have been one of the early instigators of "moving the TR", I want to call attention to the "down-below" [no pun intended] thread-post "Problem with Many Students" . It is related via the easier access to the right-hand little-finger E/B key's "touch" [at least for me] with a higher TR location, and the improved thumb-1st finger "pinch" action. Happy consideration. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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