Accessories Thumbrest and thumbhook upgrade sets

[Honkin Ron Howe]

I've just bought another, long overdue, metal thumbrest and thumbhook upgrade set for my Yamaha YTS-32. Something I've done before over the decades. I first did this when I found the r/h plastic thumbhook broken on my YTS-62 around 15 years ago. I was glad to see them still available and it's a great upgrade for appearance and of course robustness. Yanagisawa and others do these.

What's nice is the same set fits right across the range of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone on all the horns that have adjustable rests. I previously got them from Dawkes Music and this time from Thomann. The r/h one is easy to fit. The l/h one is a bit more fiddly as you need to melt the adhesive with a hair dryer to prise off the plastic one with great care and then clean up the residual glue. It then fits with allen grub screws.

 

[Colin the Bear]

The postage on small items kills it for me from Thomann.

 

[lydian]

Got a metal hook like the OP to replace a broken plastic one for 10 USD shipped on eBay. They ship worldwide. Just measure the keyhole and length on the old one carefully before you buy. There are many different designs out there which aren't interchangeable.