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 right fourth finger too small
Author: SunnyDaze 
Date:   2018-09-01 15:32
Attachment:  finger.jpg (218k)

Hi,

I've been playing the B flat clarinet for a few months now and have been really frustrated by squeaks at the top and bottom of the range. But just today I discovered that they are happening because my right fourth finger does not completely cover the hole unless I jam the tip of it right into the hole.

I asked the man in the woodwind shop what to do and he showed me how it ought to be easy, but his finger tips are much bigger than mine.

I wondered if anybody else has this problem and if there is a technological solution? I'm quite tempted to make a latex hat for the end of my finger, but maybe I wouldn't be able to feel the hole so well then?

I attach a photo of my finger tip in case that is useful. LOL!

Thanks!
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