Forum of the Saxes

Widetrack · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 1

Does anyone know of any device that can help a sax player who's lost about half his left thumb?

I'm hoping I can find soem sort of extension that can let me play somewhat normally.

Thanks for any help.

WT

Doc Frazier · Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:49 pm Post subject:

widetrack,

email me at JandJ_Woodwinds AT bellsouth DOT net

humbly HIS,
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toktok · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 17

One thing you could try. Keep in mind i don't know how much mobility you lost, and how much of the thumb you lost. Take a leather glove, cut it so that it only covers your index finger and thumb, then fill the thumb until you thumb touches it (fill it with cotton or something) and maybe that will give you enough to force to press down on the octave key.
Like i said i don't know the extent of your wound.

jules · Joined: 06 Jan 2006 Posts: 63 Location: brighton- uk

some sort of horizontal cross bar (flat plate) attached to the sax's left thumb pad?
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CMelodyMan · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:47 am Post subject:

These'll give you some ideas:
http://www.flutelab.com/fotos/sax/sax.htm
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GAS_Wyoming · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Posts: 84 Location: Gillette, WY

How about having someone modify the octave key by placing it on the left side of the thumb pad and rock your thumb back instead of forward? It would be difficult to learn that new trick but anything is possible with practice. I found that out learning to play the bassoon.
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