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Re: right fourth finger too small

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-09-01 23:11

I assume you're talking about your rh ring finger (the one that fingers G3/D5). (I taught strings for a long while and that finger is the 3rd for them - the pinky is 4th.)

One more thing to think about: are you having trouble playing G3 and D5 or does the problem only come up when you have to use your pinky on one of the lever keys). If it's mostly when the pinky is involved, it may be that the position of those rh levers and/or the position of your thumb rest may be a big part of the problem. Reaching your pinky to press those keys may be pulling your ring finger off the hole.

A plateau is, of course, always an option. I've thought about one or two of them myself for some of my own flexibility problems. But the fact that you substitute a pad for your finger becomes one more mechanical issue that needs to be kept in adjustment. There's a reason why clarinets not meant for very small children are open-holed.

Karl

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