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Author: Terry Stibal
Date: 2006-02-20 23:18
The convex design avoids "sharp edges" that can dig into the thumb and cause a lot more discomfort than concentrating the weight of the instrument over a quarter inch arc.
However, as you have discovered, custom work here always does the best job. I've seen some remarkable examples of construction skills here, but personally I've never needed anything beyond the stock items to make me happy.
I will say that I've found the horrid thumb hook provided on the Conn saxophones from the good old days to be an example of how not to provide a thumb rest. Sharp edges, poor shaping, and mounted in the wrong place (for my hand, at least). However, that can be fixed for very little money.
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Author: Burt
Date: 2006-02-20 23:50
The place on my thumb where my clarinet rests is concave, so a converx thumbrest makes sense.
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Author: Grant
Date: 2006-02-21 00:11
For about a dollar and a half I bought some rubber tubing enough to make thumb rests for at least a dozen people.
The strange part is the clerk ar Lowes had to record my drivers license. It seems that tubing is on the list for meth lab equipment. I bought some plastic tubing at the same time no problem with that.
I like the rubber tubing my wife uses plastic.
Peace on Earth and May You always have a reed that PLAYS.
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2006-02-21 00:15
Hey, Ben!
I'm with you on the need for a concave thumbrest! I have a permanently convex thumb bump -- the product of years and years and years of ouchy thumbrests. (The good news is, that after all these years, it doesn't hurt any more. It's calcified.)
And I see from the photos that you have a pretty good start on a thumb callus, too.
Susan
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Author: Clarinetgirl06
Date: 2006-02-21 00:53
I actually need a more triangle thumb rest (well, it's a regular thumbrest, but with an isoscoles?-the 3 sides are unequal lengths and angles- triangle glued to the bottom). I got a Dr. Scholl's gel foot insole and cut it up at the heal to make a sort of triangle downward slope and it fit my thumb nicely. Thing is was that it didn't stay glued on. I think the nice sloped angle is good for me though. Maybe someday I can make something better and sturdier. Anyone experience this too? Know how to make this better?
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2006-02-21 02:20
Ben, if you are going to forward scientific reports, please insure they are complete and accurate. What's wrong? Which wine had the best corks for the job? Vintage, house and costs please.
Bob A
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-02-21 02:20
Looking at WMT's school supplies, I considered the triangular pencil grips, but opted for the tubular, many-colored ones . I now have a [several] lifetime supply and contribute 2 or 3 for each student horn I work on, in partic, if I invert the TR for finger-comfort reasons. SIMPLE, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-02-21 06:11
Bob,
the cork I ended up using was from a 1997 Riserva La Gatta by Triacca, retails at about 12$. (the complete assembly, not just the cork alone)
It's getting more and more difficult today - a lot of wines now have these plastic corks.
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Ben
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Author: DezzaG
Date: 2006-02-21 08:12
Do they use screwcaps as well over there? Very common here(Australia) and they are very efficient in my opinion.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-02-21 10:46
The original issue tr is still used because that's the way it's always been...and it's too low for the same reason. Don's solution works for me.
My callus went away years ago when I started resting the bell on my leg.
The Australian wines are great.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2006-02-21 15:03
Thanks Ben, You made my day. Now I can throw half a drawer-full of those away. I was going to sell them on e-Bay as Hobby-Horse Hole Stoppers.
Bob A
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-02-21 15:16
Bob - sand them down and sell them as clarinet tone hole stoppers.
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Ben
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