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Re: ring height

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-10-24 03:01

Matt74 wrote:

> I have read that you are supposed set the rings higher for
> people with smaller hands, so that it is easier for them to
> push the rings down with their fingers.
>
> Is this true?

That's a technique that repair techs sometimes use in some circumstances. But how high? And how small are the fingers that need this help?

I don't think it's so much "set[ting] the rings higher" as setting the pad above the RH index finger to close sooner, which wouldn't allow the rings to go down as far. But ring height is a personal thing and different players feel more comfortable with the rings at slightly different heights. The important thing is that the top pad must close at the same time as the RH fingers close the open tone holes. The bridge between the top and bottom sections also needs to be adjusted to allow the right amount of movement for the pad and fingers to close together.

So, if the rings on the instrument you played weren't at a height that you found comfortable (you had to flatten your fingers to get the pad on top to close), then they weren't the right height for you, regardless of hand or, more accurately, finger size.

> I have never heard of anyone covering the open holes easily,

I'm not sure, parenthetically, what you mean here. I don't know anyone with an established basic technique who *does* have trouble covering open holes. I do have one young student who started over the summer who is having some trouble with it, but her fingers will grow and the problem will go away. Maybe you meant something else?

Karl

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