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Thumb position

Author: gsurosey
Date: 2010-10-24 14:42

In my continuing quest to feel physically better when I play, I've been experimenting. One thing I noticed that helps a little is putting my RH thumb above the thumbrest at times. I've seen posts here before about having thumbrests moved in different places to make playing more comfortable. I'm hesitant to move mine until I find out what's going to work the best and I'm not having random holes drilled and things moved around.

I've seen adjustable thumbrests (there was one on an Evette Master Model I used to have before I went to the R13s). Are they generally mounted higher? I was never sure since adjustables go down. The one that was on my old clarinet was mounted in the same place the original was. It wasn't a very good job since it wasn't the same size as the original, but screwed into the original holes (like that when I acquired it). Therefore, the thumbrest was loose and an attempt was made to glue the rest of it to the clarinet.

I noticed my RH position is off (relative to the instrument) when I play alto sax. My 1-2-3 fingers naturally all shift 1 place higher than they need to be (so 3rd finger on 2 key, 2nd finger on 1 key, and 1st finger on keycup above the 1 key). I always have to look to make sure I'm in the right spot.

I don't have a problem switching among the clarinets (eefer, Bb, A, bass), but I assume that's because they're relatively proportional to each other.

Rachel

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