Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2001/12

From: "Mariann Siem" <mirabil@-----.no>
Subj: SV: [kl] Re: Adlut Braces
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:17:41 -0500

STOP SENDING ME MAIL, PLEASE!!!
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From: Aimee Cheers <cheers@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: Adlut Braces

> I had braces put on at about age 16/17 (I'm now 31). I went off to =
college
> (clarinet performance major) with a full mouth of the old fashioned =
metal,
> attach-to-the-front-of-your-teeth braces. I was playing 5-6 hours a =
day, I
> would say. I used wax on the bottom row in the front. That helped. =
I
> survived. I don't have a lot of sympathy for my students who =
complain. How
> much are they playing?? I hope one hour a day!
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> Really, Neil, I don't remember it compromising my playing. My teacher =
asked
> me about every week, "when do you get those things off?" Once I did, =
I
> don't think there was a significant change in my playing. I made big
> improvements as a metal-mouth. I do remember that the retainer was =
the
> pits. It was painful to wear after playing all day. My bottom teeth
> quickly returned to their old positions. Luckily they were never =
horrible.
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> What would the braces correct? I had a tooth in the roof of my mouth, =
and
> the braces moved that into place, so my mouth and teeth (as a
> structure/shape) was not significantly changed. How radically would =
your
> teeth change?
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> Aimee Cheers
> Greensburg, PA
> http://www.pamusicteachers.org
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> > Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 09:21:27 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
> > Subject: Adult Braces
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Neil
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