What musical instruments are there that use the thumb???

Question

What instruments out there use the thumb, besides the Rotary Valve Soprano

Anything besides a Rotary Vale Soprano???
and not to hold the instrument and don't say piano either

Anything besides a Rotary Vale Soprano???
and not to hold the instrument and don't say piano either


see i march a drum corps. and we started out on those damn g rotary valve sops. and we just got in some g 2-valved sops. and i was just lookin for something smartelicky to put in an e-mail, cause if u've ever played a rotary valve u know what i mean, its sucks balls!!!

Answer 1

you dont just hold the clarinet with your thumb, there is a hole, and a key (register key) back there. that key is probabally the most important key in playing high notes.

i play it

Answer 2

The wind instruments that use a thumb are; flute, trombone, recorder,clarinet, oboe, bass clarinet, double french horn and saxophones (alto, baritone, soprano etc.)

Answer 3

the piano and guitar

but most instruments use the thumb to hold em (obviously) but if you didn't have a thumb you wouldn't be able to play many instruments at all.

Answer 4

the Viola, Violin, Cello, sorta. I mean, you have to hold the bow with the thumb to play, and to hold the instrument up, but that is about it.

Answer 5

piano....trombone uses the thunb as part of the grip on the slide, depending on how you hold it, and you use your thumb to use an "f" attachment on a trombone as well as the triggers on a bass trombone (trombonist in case you can't tell lol)

Answer 6

The bass...if you play slap...like the Seinfeld theme song...thats played with the thumb

Answer 7

Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Oboe, French Horn......

Answer 8

let's not forget bongo drums and harp. We older kids remember beatniks and Marx Brothers movies.

Answer 9

Harp, guitar, zyther, ukelele, saxaphone, piano. organ.

Answer 10

the piano