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Thumb rests

Author: PS
Date: 2011-04-14 19:22

I have been looking at some thumb rest options lately to relieve some pain in my thumb/wrist after a couple hours of playing as well to improve my right hand position and get rid of some lazy habits such as resting the Eb/Bb key on my pointer finger.

I have some oboe friends who really like their Kooiman etude thumb rests, so I have been looking at that as an option. It is not terribly pricey, still a bit much for a poor college student. Also, they said it takes a few weeks to adjust to using it.

http://www.wwbw.com/Ton-Kooiman-Etude-2-Clarinet-Thumb-Rest-467373-i1431058.wwbw

The other option I was looking at was the Ridenour thumb saddle. It is a cheaper option that doesn't take time to adjust to and is supposed to help with proper right hand shape and position.

http://www.wwbw.com/Ridenour-Clarinet-Thumb-Saddle-472122-i1431330.wwbw

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Phillip

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Re: Thumb rests

Author: davetrow
Date: 2011-04-14 19:29

I didn't find the Ridenour saddle that useful. I finally got the Kooiman Maestro, and am still fiddling with it several months later. It took the pain out of my thumb and wrist and put it into my forearm, but it's no longer an RSI pain but a "you're out of shape" pain that is getting better.

Overall, I don't regret the purchase, as it sped up my fingering speed by about 10% or so immediately, and made a big difference in my embouchure as well.

Another nice thing: my doctor wrote a prescription for it, so I got to write it off at the end of the year.

Dave Trowbridge
Boulder Creek, CA

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Re: Thumb rests

Author: leonardA
Date: 2011-04-14 19:33

Another option is a neck strap. I never could get used it but works for some people.

Leonard

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Re: Thumb rests

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2011-04-14 19:36

This is going to be a difficult thread to follow because there are actually two. Th other copy has the URLs actually hyperlinked. Is there a way to combine them?

Glenn? Mark?

Karl

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Re: Thumb rests

Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2011-04-14 20:04

kdk wrote:

> Is there a way to combine them?
>
> Glenn? Mark?

Nope. Gotta pick A or B.

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