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Re: Kooiman Thumbrest

Author: mosh
Date: 2007-01-30 02:53

Hi CJ,

I had some wrist problems after a car accident and installed one of the full Kooiman Rests on a Howarth. After finding them through a local Clarinet player who had been in the Netherlands.

I found that it took about 3 months to really get happy with the rest, but as you have noted it was great for having an open hand position and spreading the weight of the instrument across the whole of the right thumb and knuckle.

I used this for about a year or so and found it to be good, but in the end when i changed instruments ( and had a better wrist) I went back to a more normal thumb rest.

I introduced this to a colleague at that time and he is still using the Kooiman rest on both Oboe and E.Horn about 8 years later.

So I think it is a good move even if you have no big issues with your wrist.

I also think they would be very good for people who wish to play E.Horn without a neck strap.

Mosh.

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