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 Re: Clarinet Wrist Support
Author: donald 
Date:   2016-10-07 15:09

Kia ora,
James Fry, and Australian who plays in the Auckland Philharmonia here in NZ, played for a while with a wrist support that you might find interesting...
I never got to look at it but I recall (from maybe 2006, 2007?) him playing with a strap attached to his wrist/hand that went down and was attached to the clarinet either at the bell tenon, or a hook that went into the bell? It took the weight of the clarinet off the thumb. If you'd like I could contact him and ask if he can provide more details.
When I was recovering from surgery on a badly broken wrist I used a "clarinet spike" that a friend made for me. A long metal spike (like a cello spike) was attached to the clarinet at the bell tenon and took the weight of the clarinet off the right wrist. I haven't used it in some years, but for a while was very useful (I can remember a day where I had a long APO rehearsal in the morning, then an afternoon rehearsing Grand Pianola music (John Adams) with ACO, then had to practise that evening- I wouldn't have made it through the day without the spike!). If you'd like I could take a photo of this so you can see better how it works. Was a bit of a pain to carry around (wouldn't get it on an aeroplane in there post 9/11 days).
dn

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