There is a CURE #3. It's a "flipper" or "duckfoot" that fits into what looks very much like a lyre holder (in fact, sometimes it is a lyre holder) on the bell branch just up from the valve levers. It transfers the weight of the horn to the edge of your left palm, leaving the fingerhook free (if you want). These are available from a variety of vendors. I don't use one myself (I'm 70, but fortunately not yet plagued with arthritis) but colleagues who do use a flipper are very comfortable with it. It really seems to help those whose little finger is too short or too weak, even after the finger hook has been moved.
Richard in Seattle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray and Sonja Crenshaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 9:32 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Finger Loops & Old Geezers... > WHO: > If you're over 40 years of age, and have been playing the horn a major > portion of those years, I'd like some input here. > > THE PROBLEM: > Now, I'm now half-a-century old (yikes!) and I have large, but not huge, > hands. When I hold a regular horn with its regular fingerloop in its regular > place, the fingerloop rests on S3 or TJ... right near the TOP of my pinky > finger. Ouch! I have arthritis (I forgive you, grandma Crenshaw), and I need > to do something about this situation as the finger loop is causing a lot of > pain right now. _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe or set options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
