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Re: Thumb rest alternatives for Ridenour clarinets?

Author: Jeff Chan
Date: 2015-02-25 02:15

My suggestion won't help nellsonic if he/she is wants to avoid putting new holes in the instrument, but I've been using Fox oboe thumbrests on my clarinets for awhile now. They have integral neckstrap rings, as I think most oboe thumbrests do. The curvature of the part that mates with the body will need to tweeked just a little - an easy task for any good technician.

I had been using Buffet adjustable thumbrests, but the screw threads on the ring and thumbrest body kept stripping, and since I wasn't readjusting the thumbrest position once they were corerectly installed, I simply replaced them with the thumbrests set at the correct position for me. And this is one solution that doesn't take up any of the space that the thumb uses.

Nellsonic may find that it's possible to fill the holes left by the Ridenour thumbrest such that they are virtually invisible. My technician was able to do that my my instruments, although they are wood bodied, not hard rubber.

Jeff

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