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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-01-11 16:05
The weight is transferred further up your thumb towards your hand, so there's less strain on the tip of your thumb.
There's a metal plate that's screwed onto the oboe, and the thumbrest slides onto this and locks into position, and this plate lies completely flat so it'll fit in the case without any alteration.
The increased depth due to the addition of this thumbrest also opens your hand up more in a similar way that some oboists stick thick cork onto the body by the thumbrest, so the fingers are in a more relaxed position.
I've had a look at these (but haven't fitted one to my instruments), and the expensive one has a lot more adjustments that are locked into position with grub screws.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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cjwright |
2007-01-11 15:24 |
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Re: Kooiman Thumbrest new |
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Chris P |
2007-01-11 16:05 |
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Craig Matovich |
2007-01-11 18:57 |
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Bobo |
2007-01-11 20:24 |
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ohsuzan |
2007-01-11 20:45 |
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Chris P |
2007-01-11 20:59 |
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JudyP |
2007-01-11 21:47 |
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sylvangale |
2007-01-11 22:38 |
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oboe1960 |
2007-01-12 00:36 |
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cjwright |
2007-01-12 00:40 |
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oboemelli |
2007-01-14 11:25 |
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cjwright |
2007-01-30 02:26 |
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mosh |
2007-01-30 02:53 |
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skygardener |
2007-02-11 14:53 |
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