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Re: Thumb rests

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-04-15 12:49

Phillip -

Hand and wrist pain only get worse over time. It's important to go as soon as possible to a physical therapist who specializes in musicians. I went to one when I got right hand and wrist pain. She diagnosed the problem immediately and experimented to find exactly where to relocate the thumb rest.

The Kooiman Etude has been discussed several times. You'll find it with the Search function. Some like it, but at least in its original form it had durability problems. These may have been solved with the Etude 2 model http://www.tonkooiman.com/index.php/en/products/etude2.

Kooiman also makes a high-end Maestro model http://www.tonkooiman.com/index.php/en/products/maestro2, but it's expensive and has to be taken off to put the instrument in the case. The Etude 2 looks like it also has to be taken off, for the same reason, though it may be possible to alter your case. If you play in an orchestra, you'll need a second one for your A clarinet.

Many players use a neck strap, including Ricardo Morales and Mark Nuccio. If they can, you can.

Robert Marcellus clasped the bell of his A clarinet between his knees and had Hans Moennig set the instrument up to play in tune that way.

Go to a therapist first.

Ken Shaw

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