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Altering Stuff

Author: clarinettefaerie  Date:   2010-06-26 03:49 So, I'm beginning to look into ways to alter my clarinet to be more "me" friendly. My clarinet teacher suggested at my lesson today to try putting padding from rubber tubing under my thumb rest to change my hand position on the lower joint-- still experimenting to see if it helps. One of the biggest problems I face is the fact that I have small hands. It is difficult for my left pinky to reach for the E/B, F/C, and F#/C# keys on the lower joint. Would it be possible to alter these keys at all? I've found that in general, Buffets don't usually suit my hands very well. I've played on older Leblanc clarinets, and I've always really liked how the keywork feels, but as a college student, I don't have that kind of dough. I'm just trying to find some cheaper shortcuts around having to purchase a new instrument. Anyone know of any other tricks or alterations that have worked? I'm open to just about anything... Thanks much.

Topics	Author	Date
Altering Stuff  new	clarinettefaerie	2010-06-26 03:49
Re: Altering Stuff  new	skygardener	2010-06-26 04:15
Re: Altering Stuff  new	Franklin Liao	2010-06-26 04:30
Re: Altering Stuff  new	Ken Shaw	2010-06-26 13:22
Re: Altering Stuff  new	clarinetguy	2010-06-26 13:34
Re: Altering Stuff  new	Ed Palanker	2010-06-26 13:35
Re: Altering Stuff  new	tictactux	2010-06-26 13:41
Re: Altering Stuff  new	Paul Aviles	2010-06-26 23:30
Re: Altering Stuff  new	clarinettefaerie	2010-06-26 23:47
Re: Altering Stuff  new	JJAlbrecht	2010-06-27 02:19
Re: Altering Stuff  new	GLHopkins	2010-06-27 03:34
Re: Altering Stuff  new	davetrow	2010-06-27 04:29
Re: Altering Stuff  new	stebinus2	2010-07-06 07:33
Re: Altering Stuff  new	Tony F	2010-07-06 08:38

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