Klarinet Archive - Posting 000398.txt from 1997/07

From: Karen Luong <kluong@-----.com>
Subj: Re: tongue piercing
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 16:20:09 -0400

---Nicholas Yuk Sing Yip <nyip@-----.edu> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 14 Jul 1997 VN1@-----.com wrote:
>
> >
> > In a message dated 7/14/97 4:46:01 PM, you wrote:
> >
> > <<Just out of curiosity, has anybody on this list gotten their
tongue
> > > pierced,and if so, how did it affect your playing. I know how it
> > > *probably* would affect your playing, but I woudl like to know
the actual
> > > results.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Ryan Lowe
> > > >>
> >
> > How about head piercing? About .45 caliber.
> >
> I cannot understand why would somebody want to piecre their tongue?
How
> could a clarinet player play with a pierced tongue?
>
Well, I personally don't have anything pierced (not even my ears) but
I know of someone who did have their tongue pierced. It doesn't
effect your playing if you get a small gem (you don't notice it after
a while), but if you want to go all out and get the big ones, you
won't be able to tongue much.
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