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Kooiman Etude 3 - adjustment tips?

Author: OneWatt
Date: 2021-02-09 06:03

Just installed a Kooiman Etude 3 thumb rest. (Happily, the existing top 2 of 3 hole placement/screws fit just fine without modification on a Ridenour 576.)

I understand that fiddling around with the precise placement is required to find the "right spot" for one's hand (specifically: inserting it up/down ratcheting along the attachment bar, and raising/lowering the adjustment screw on the thumb extension)

QUESTION: Can anyone offer tips based on their own experience to help zero in on the best placement? I can see how the Etude 3 thumb rest can be either a real blessing (in the right location) or a cursed pain-in-the-thumb (in one of many wrong locations). So I'm wondering if anyone has any special tips learned along the way?

FYI, I've already tried what's worked best for me on a traditional adjustable rest ... i.e., holding one's hand in a natural relaxed position, noting the thumb vis-a-vis finger spread, and then trying to replicate that grip through vertical placement of the thumb rest.

But with the Kooiman, what feels "right" for upper/mid keys doesn't seem to feel just right for the pinky keys - and vice versa. Perhaps I merely need to get used to things.

Regardless, it's already clear this contraption is a vast improvement over the traditional thumb rests. Certainly a keeper.

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