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Re: Clarinet Wrist Support

Author: donald
Date: 2016-10-15 15:04

re the clarinet spike....
I find it very relaxing to play with, and that by adjusting the spike I can easily play with a sharper angle than is illustrated in the photographs.
That said- other players who have tried it have not always agreed with me... one student borrowed it for 3 weeks (when preparing for an important exam) and offered to buy it off me- she found it greatly multiplied the time she could work on technical stuff without experiencing wrist/thumb pain.
Others have used it and agreed it worked, but never liked it enough to get one made for themselves. A couple of people just downright hated it.
If the instrument is not secure at the tenon, the instrument can wobble a bit which is not a disaster (especially if your alternative is not being able to play at all).
If I was to have one made now I'd probably look into a more secure way of attaching the spike to the lower joint (a clamp around the ring at the bell tenon?) though that might be more expensive. However what you see works as long at the fit at the bell tenon is secure, and the joint is firmly corked.

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