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Author: Arnold the basset hornist
Date: 1999-09-21 06:58
This problem may be caused by the thumb and thumb rest, too.
Since I'm playing basset horn (with floor support all the time, so I only need to keep the instrument in ballance with my thumb - or actuate the four thumb keys) I got my fingers (esp. index, middle and ring finger) more curved and the little finger touching the keys (the rollers between the two ones on german sys) all the time, and I got a 'free feeling' in the fingers not known before.
Try to play with the bell hold between the knees and the thumb 'just pushed into the air, not touching the instrument at all' a few times for 10 or 15 minutes. If this helps for your pinky problem, do not hesitate to look for other (and adjustable) thumb rests, neck straps, or even floor support (if you can find one for a Bb clarinet).
Arnold (the basset hornist)
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Erin :) |
1999-09-20 23:54 |
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Sara |
1999-09-21 02:02 |
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angella |
1999-09-21 02:16 |
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michael |
1999-09-21 03:39 |
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RE: Pinky problems... - watch your thumb, too! new |
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Arnold the basset hornist |
1999-09-21 06:58 |
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Chris Hill |
1999-09-21 15:17 |
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Don Berger |
1999-09-21 19:55 |
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Chris Hill |
1999-09-22 05:15 |
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Arnold the basset hornist |
1999-09-22 07:33 |
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Ken Shaw |
1999-09-22 17:35 |
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Beth |
1999-09-23 01:13 |
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Mark Charette |
1999-09-23 01:57 |
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