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Re: Sharp E on English Horn

Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-01-30 22:21

If you are having trouble with your thumb and wrist, I can only recommend you use a sling as cors do weigh a lot, and all that weight on your right thumb transferring up to your wrist and forearm isn't going to do you any good especially if you're playing cor for long periods.

My oboe teacher used to play cor a lot (she had a Buffet cor) and was never advised to use a sling (this was in the '70s and '80s), and she can only attribute playing cor without a sling has given her arthritis.

But cor slings do have to be fairly long, around the same length as a bassoon sling. Personally I'd steer clear of stretchy or elastic slings as I tried these but found them annoying - braided cord slings with a wide leather or fabric neck band are much better as they don't stretch. You could have your eye out with the elastic ones!

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

Post Edited (2009-01-30 22:23)

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