Klarinet Archive - Posting 001414.txt from 1998/05

From: "Cox, Graeme" <Graeme.Cox@-----.nz>
Subj: RE: [kl] Mouthpiece patches (was RE: [kl] Plastic Mouthpieces)
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 00:21:27 -0400

Tony and Stacy,

I buy my patches at the music store around the corner from from office !
But maybe Christchurch, New Zealand is a little too far to come for
them. I will ask the shop and let you know if any useful information is
forthcoming!

Graeme Cox
Management Information Services Unit
Christchurch City Council PO Box 237 Christchurch, New Zealand
( 64 3 3711531 Fax 64 3 3711989, 163 Tuam St, Christchurch
Graeme.Cox@-----.nz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: TONY AND STACY STONE [SMTP:stone@-----.net]
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 1998 4:01 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece patches (was RE: [kl] Plastic
> Mouthpieces)
>
> Where do you get your patches?
> Thanks!
>
> Cox, Graeme wrote:
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > It seems to me that if you teeth are really sharp and cutting
> through
> > your mouthpiece patches, that a quick visit to a dentist could solve
> the
> > problem. I recently had my dentist smooth off the sharp edges from
> my
> > lower teeth, and this enables me to practice for much longer without
> > damaging my lower lip. A very thin (upper) mounded mouth guard is
> also a
> > solution I've heard about, although more expensive and probably
> quite
> > uncomfortable!
> >
> > All my mouthpieces are fitted with soft rubber patches which I much
> > prefer to the thin harder variety. And a keep a small supply of
> spare
> > patches in case one falls to bits. Having used them for a few years
> now,
> > I really hate playing a mouthpiece without them!
> >
> > Graeme Cox
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gary_VanCott@-----.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, May 29, 1998 4:15 AM
> > > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > > Subject: [kl] Mouthpiece patches (was RE: [kl] Plastic
> > > Mouthpieces)
> > >
> > > I would like to revisit the subject of mouthpiece patches
> (briefly).
> > > Has
> > > anyone found a mouthpiece patch that prevents teeth from rattling
> but
> > > at
> > > the same time is firm enough to resist bite marks?
> > >
> > > I have been using the Santy Runyon patch. After a couple of weeks,
> my
> > > sharp
> > > upper teeth have created groves that I believe inhibits
> flexibility in
> > > my
> > > embouchure.
> > >
> > > Gary Van Cott
> > > Las Vegas, NV
>

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