Klarinet Archive - Posting 000013.txt from 2001/12

From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: Adult Braces
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 17:31:36 -0500

Neil Leupold wrote:

>Hello everybody. It's been a while. I'm popping back in to ask a question
>about orthodontics. I'm considering getting braces, and I would like feed-
>back from those of you who have/had braces relative to their impact on your
>playing. I also welcome second-hand information, i.e., impressions related
>to you by a clarinet player you know who had braces, again relative to
their
>effect on a person's playing. If I were to get them, they would probably
be
>the standard metal ones, attached to the front of the teeth for 9-12
months.
>Any information you can provide is appreciated, for example relative to
com-
>fortability when playing, effect on the embouchure, the tongue, the oral
cav-
>ity in general, and the effect of having them removed after the prescribed
>period.

I have no first (or second) hand information, but recall that this topic has
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