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Re: thumb issues

Author: Roxann
Date: 2014-04-16 18:55

When I started playing the clarinet again after quite a hiatus, I would prop the clarinet between my knees to take the weight off my thumb. However, it was just too close to my body and affected my embouchure and tone. I'm a mere 4'10" (and a half:) so am too short to rest it on my knee. I've tried! I'd tried everything I could possibly imagine before trying the Kooiman. I even went so far as to upturn a garbage can and rest it on it...it worked for the moment, but not a long-term solution! I think it's great that there are so many solutions to this problem. Perhaps, if the clarinet had originally been designed with a more substantial thumb rest, none of us aging players would be looking for help in relieving the arthritis and pain in that thumb! The neck strap only transferred the pain from my thumb to my neck, but I would imagine it's a good option for "younger-than-me" players.

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