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Re: Ton Kooiman Etude rest

Author: Gordon Giedt
Date: 2012-07-17 17:16

I bought an Etude after trying unsuccessfully to reduce pain in my wrist by inverting the thumbrest and also by using a neckstrap. The Etude relieved the pain in my wrist for ten years until the hook broke. I emailed Ton to see if I could replace the hook, and although he offered to send me a full replacement, he mentioned the Etude3 was coming out soon. I passed on the (yellow) replacement since I was able to superglue my hook together, but after finding a good price on the Etude2, I bought one. The Etude2 hook is much stronger and padded.

Ton emailed that the Etude3 was ready, and that he would send me one, FREE! The Etude3 looks the same as the Etude2 and fits on the same base, however its dovetail is deeper and has a more positive locking system. I have bumped my clarinet before and had the thumbrest slide off (mostly with the original Etude), but the new model will make that unlikely. The biggest difference in the Etude3 is that the hook can be adjusted up and down by the use of a single screw. Also the hook is more free swinging so my thumb can move naturally as I'm playing.

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