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Re: Do you play thumb on or off?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-09-18 01:48

If I went to playing pure conservatoire system I'd definitely have a LH thumb button fitted for comfort. Either a round and slightly domed one made from a large pad cup or one fashioned from the same thumbplate castings Howarth use as they're the best shape. On dual system you can lift off the thumbplate for any notes with LH3 closed, but not on pure conservatoire as the top joint Bb key is linked directly to the thumbplate and not linked to be held closed by LH3.

Being a sax player I roll or slide onto the 8ve key instead of lifting and placing my thumb on it and on clarinet you have to nudge the speaker key open due to there being a thumb hole which has to be kept closed for most notes.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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