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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000046.txt from 2008/03

From: mzeztee <mzeztee@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Staying in shape during forced time off
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:57:31 -0400

Dear PHil,

I HAD to play within ten days of having wisdom teeth oral surgery.
While I was a bit uncomfortable and dopey from the pain killers, I'm
told I did some of my best playing ever. . . . I was totally unaware. .
. . BUT I didn't do any damage to the "wounded area". . . .

more 2 cents.

b

On 3/20/2008 10:50 PM, philfrei@-----.com wrote:
> Any suggestions for exercises for keeping the oboe embouchure toned
> during enforced layoffs? I hate restarting after taking time off. It
> often takes a week before my tone start to sound decent again. I'm
> playing around with squeezes: 1, 2 or 3 per second for a minute, or
> one every 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 10, 12 seconds for a minute. That covers
> about a 10-minute workout which can be done while washing dishes.
>
> I just had a tooth pulled, and was a bit worried to feel a bit of a
> draft (in the first hour) where the root breached the sinus cavity.
> Could have been my imagination, but I didn't want to test it. And I do
> want to give this a good week or two before putting any air pressure
> on it. Perhaps that is overly cautious?
>
> This was the first time I had a tooth pulled, not counting two
> impacted wisdom teeth as a teen. A nice little reminder about
> mortality. One forgets.
>
> Phil Freihofner
> Oboist & Composer
> Albany CA
>
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