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Re: Ton Kooiman Etude rest

Author: Carson
Date: 2012-07-14 03:07

This thread is pretty old but thanks to all that posted here.

I recently started playing my clarinet again. I noticed I was getting a spot on my thumb that was losing the feeling. It is right at the place I pinch my thumb and my finger.

I remember thumb problems years ago that were solved with a piece of foam. The old piece was pretty flat so I tried adding more. It didn't seem to be kicking in. I started wondering if I had let it go to far. I'm not sure if the bump from the rest was cutting off the circulation or was pinching a nerve.

Also the thing that got me to pick up my horn again was the concept of amplification. That an the idea of manipulating the sound like can be done on an electric guitar. It has worked out pretty well except for the thumb thing. That also added a small amount of weight from the microphones.

I run the sound from the clarinet through a pair of microphones, though a couple of boxes and out an amplifier. The first box is called a DigiTech Vocalist Live 4 Harmony-Effects Processor. It is designed to manipulate a vocalist. You can do things like add harmonies. The second is a DigiTech Vocal 300. It will add things like a guitar whammy bar. With the foot pedal you can change the pitch a full octave. The thing that has really struck me with it is the echo effect.

Anyway between the two boxes there are hundreds of presets to chose from. They are still new to me. Just a handful of the presets have given me a lot of pleasure. It's really a trip.

After reading this thread I looked into the Ton Kooiman Etude2 thumbrest. I've only had it a few days and the feeling in my thumb is returning. I used my old screws to install it. I suppose I will have trouble as the heads on them are too small. I was thinking I didn't want to burn any bridges if I wanted to go back to my old rest. I suppose I could close the holes back up with some sort of wood filler, if I did drill them out larger.

The new rest has been very easy to play with. The only time I fumble is when I pick up my horn. It takes a little bit of, Oh Ya, for a second there.

Post Edited (2012-07-14 03:11)

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