Klarinet Archive - Posting 000255.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpiece cleaning
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 19:33:32 -0500

Speaking of lips- Do you notice that when you don't play for a few days
your lips get chapped.

At 02:06 PM 2/8/97 -0600, Gary Young wrote:
>David Blumberg writes:
>
>Sure if you just ate a twinkie before you play, it [brushing your teeth] will
>help, but the dead lip skin that sheds while you play will not be changed
>whether you brush or not.
>
>Maybe we should brush our lips? :))
>
>
David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
Adjunct Woodwind Instructor Univ. of Penn,. Bryn Mawr College
Foundation of Arts and Musical Excellence Summer Music Festival (FAME)