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Bobbie
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(3/7/01 12:28:46 pm)
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Alternative to surgical tubing and thumbcushions
I happened to see "Pencil grippers"
at the drugstore and bought a package of 6 for about $1.50. They are
the size and shape of thumbcushions and could be used exactly the
same way, but I cut them into slices to use in that little space
between the frog and the leather grip on my bow. Perfect and cheap.
They wear out a little quicker than slices of thumbcushion but are
easy to replace and cost much less.
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MaryK
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(3/7/01 6:28:22 pm)
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Alternative to surgical tubing and thumbcushions
Great idea, Bobbie! And, they come
in fun colors too, if you're into more than basic
black!
MaryK
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AGabbert
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(3/8/01 1:57:28 am)
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Alternative to surgical tubing and thumbcushions
I am currently using a black rubber
pipe band someone suggested I try. He likes them a lot...
I was
kind of used to the surgical tubing (softer... but I DO hate when
they get to that gooey consistancy in hot humid
weather...)
Just adding the pipe band to the list...
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susan
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(3/8/01 5:22:01 pm)
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Alternative to surgical tubing and thumbcushions
I've been using those lately in leu
of surgical tubing-- (I never seem to have quite enough time to
order some online, and then I lose the link, and now I'm too
embarrassed to ask what the address is again...), unfortunatly, with
my playing schedule, they wear out in about 4 days. They're cheap,
but still...
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Betsy
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(3/8/01 5:42:48 pm)
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Alternative to surgical tubing and thumbcushions
Bobbie, what a wonderful idea! I am
playing around with it, and it works like a charm! Thank you.
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MaryK
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(3/9/01 12:28:26 am)
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What're
"pipe bands??" (not bagpipes I mean) tx
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AGabbert
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(3/9/01 12:21:11 pm)
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What're "pipe bands??" (not bagpipes I mean) tx
Well, since it was given to me, my
explanation may not be great, but it is a black hard rubber tube...
about a cm long.
I think they are used as some sort of mouth
piece for smoking pipes... probably found at tobacco shops...
But
I didn't buy it...
The guy who rehaired my bow put it on,
suggesting I try it as an alternative to surgical tubing.
A
colleague in the orchestra loves them and has also suggested
them.
So far, I find that I miss the slightly softer feel of the
surgical tubing... BUT... I have a feeling this rubber won't break
up into goo the way surgical tubing seems to over time.
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