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Re: Buffet Thumbrest Too Low

Author: Wayne Thompson
Date: 2003-03-21 18:52

I'm with Alexi and Wes. With the weight of the clarinet, my thumb hooks down to under my middle finger and I have never had any hand pain (knock on wood). Is it possible that the thumb rest is put where it is by manufacturers because it works for most people there, but that those people aren't speaking out on this board because the subject doesn't hold their attention? A number of you have said that the 'preferred position for the thumb is even with the index finger. I can't imagine that. It seems that then I'd have to use muscular force to hold the weight, rather than just hooking it in a locked position. Holding a clarinet is not the same as holding a water glass, as Bass Clarinet suggested.
Having said that, you all have made me think. My right arm is too tense, and my technique is not fast. I've actually had my Buffet adjustable rest at the lowest position, and I will change it now to the highest (about a half inch difference), and see if, over time, it makes any difference.

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