Author: belle
Date: 2023-02-05 11:56
Thanks, I figured as much, just confusing how the Ton Kooiman Etude says on the packet that it fits every oboe and clarinet. I have one, but no clarinet to compare to.
HOW ABOUT THIS... anyone ever seen JUST a neck strap ring that will fit an oboe? Maybe even a clarinet one? Or an adjustable thumbrest with the ring?
Background... my RSI is so bad that I can't even hold the oboe. I have the Kooiman Oboe thumbrest, not yet attached since I got it just as I was getting really bad. But that won't even be enough when I start back again. So I found the ERG-Oboe, which can take the whole weight of the instrument. I already tried the W.R.I.S.T, but the weight distribution on that is weird. Your left hand ends up holding the instrument, so my octave key thumb motion suffers.
Anyway, the ERG-Oboe needs a neck strap ring to attach to. In an ideal world, I would love to start with the ERG-oboe, then transition to the Kooiman Oboe, especially when I'm just teaching and might only play little sections now and then. The Kooiman will be quicker and less cumbersome to stop and start often. If I practise by myself, I would probably want to stick to the ERG so that my problems don't reoccur.
Can anyone think of a way I could get the best of both worlds? The next idea would be to have 2 instruments! I'm not THAT serious of a player though.
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