Klarinet Archive - Posting 000933.txt from 1999/09

From: "mark weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re; Embouchure pressure - was pain
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:22:33 -0400

My teacher has studied my bottom lip and my problem is NOT due to biting. My
problem tooth JUTS out and is a tad <<sharp>>. (several dentists have had
their shot at whittling it down, and the problem I am afraid, worsens with
each voluntary (unsolicited) attempt )

I played for years and never had a problem, and I feel quite confident that
as soon as (and if) I get the Bridge/Caps put on the problem will go away.

BUT, for now & the $4k, I can stand a little pain from what is NATURALLY
mine ... at least for awhile. The longer I play and practice, the more I
can take it. However, when I lay off for 2 weeks and then go back on a two
hour session its too much, too fast.

I am SURE that many problems are related, as you state, to biting.

... and we have to remember, everybody's got problems!

----- Original Message -----
From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] re; Embouchure pressure - was pain

> mark weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net> Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 22:07:04 -0500
> Subject: Re: [kl] re: bottom lip pain Dave, everything else "being equal
> and straight upfront" I am knoiw you are right. BUT, if you have a little
> bit of crooked ... or in my case ONE TOOTH sticking out in front, it kinds
> throws a KINK into things. ((The "message" is to pull those wisdom teeth
> before they start PUSHING other teeth significantly; even after we pull
> wisdom teeth the other teeth can still continue to move becauae of the
> PRIOR PUSH they got.)) My dentist GRINS thinking about the "4K solution".
I
> wear my 30mil plastic retainer over my bottom 5 middle teeth and it works
> well. ----- Original Message ----- From: David Blumberg
<reedman@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 9:52 PM Subject: [kl] re:
> bottom lip pain
>
>
> -------------------------
>
> Yup, but Gigliotti has the most crooked bottom teeth you would ever want
to
> see. He is the one who stopped me from biting, and said that the crooked
> teeth can still play fine without pain if the player does not bite. Terri
> pointed out that there are styles of playing where there is much
embouchure
> pressure, but possibly a player who has pain playing that way may want to
> consider a style that does not have that kind of pressure. Bite, if it
> works cool - but if it doesn't , then change the approach - I'm glad I did
> myself (I was a Johnsons and Johnsons first aid tape person for my bottom
> teeth).
>
> David Blumberg
> playit@-----.com
> http://www.mytempo.com
>
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