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Re: Osteoarthritis Interfering with Playing

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2023-06-24 00:38

May be of no help at all, but I'm having a similar problem. I have always (since my 20s - I'm now in my later 70s) rested the bell on my knee or between my knees). I'm finding now that the bell tends to slide down the inside of my knee if I'm not paying attention. When that happens, it changes the positions (angles) of all of my fingers relative to the holes - they start to rotate downward as the clarinet slides lower and both index fingers start to leave their holes slightly open at the tops.

This is obviously irrelevant to you if you don't rest your clarinet on your knee. It doesn't happen when I play standing up (but I do all my playing outside my practice studio sitting). If you suspect this may be part of your issue, a neck strap can help keep the instrument at the right vertical level.

Karl

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