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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-09-16 19:28
Have your say.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2016-09-16 20:05
Easy - they are either attached to the instrument or they are off. Frequently the latter.
Thank goodness I've retired.
I don't have to worry about them, or those nylon pins, any more
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2016-09-17 08:26
They could be a million times better by simply making threaded screw longer. There is enough space and it would have more threads engaged, the main reason it fails so often.
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2016-09-17 09:36
My early 70s R13 didn't have an adjustable thumb rest, but I had one installed a number of years ago. With a BG thumb cushion, it works very well.
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Author: Clarineteer
Date: 2016-09-17 14:49
There are 2 versions. The early adjustable thumb rest tended to snap if tightened to much so they came out with a later version that is more sturdy. They look similar but the side rails on the newer one are visibly thicker.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-09-17 15:13
So there have been three different designs:
1. Pillar-style with a stainless steel locking screw (adjusting screw size) mounted on a round base found on older Prestige level instruments.
2. The notoriously weak die cast one that would break or the locking screw thread would strip when over torqued.
3. The most recent design which is definitely an improvement over the last one.
But in every case, they've been mounted on the lower joint using the existing location of the screw holes for the fixed thumbrests, so any adjustment is downwards which doesn't suit everyone. They need to be mounted by around 10mm higher up the back of the lower joint to give far better adjustment to suit everyone.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: jbutler ★2017
Date: 2016-09-18 22:55
Aside from the obvious problems they're too low. Most need the thumb opposite the index finger for more relaxed playing and this cannot be achieved where Buffet places the base plate.
jbutler
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