Klarinet Archive - Posting 000291.txt from 2002/04

From: Rick Campbell <ricksax@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] teeth.
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 12:12:20 -0400

Had my wisdom teeth removed about 8 years ago at age 49. I have a very narrow jaw.
No problems playing Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Soprano, Alto and Tenor saxes. But
in retrospect, I would have kept the teeth as potential final anchors for future
bridges, which I may need. If they are sound, and if you have room, keep them,
because should you have trouble with your remaining molars, there are few
alternatives other than an implant.
Rick Campbell

Kelly White wrote:

> Lucienne,
>
> Having had the surgery myself, 12 ten years ago, I have experienced no changes
> in my playing or tone. Honestly, I couldn't physically feel any difference when
> I played after healing from the surgery versus before I had the surgery.
>
> hope this helps
> - Kelly
>
> Quoting Lucienne <lucienne@-----.ca>:
>
> > Hello list.
> >
> > the dreded time has arrived when the dentist has demanded four of my
> > wisdom
> > teeth. the only 4 i have.
> > and while i know i can't get out of this horrible surgery. I was
> > wondering
> > about the differnece in playing?
> > have any of you in your experiences found any major differences? four
> > gaping holes in my jaw has bound to do something to my tone production
> > on
> > the bass clarinet.
> >
> > I'm waiting until after my jury.;-)
> > Lucienne
> >
> > At 10:57 AM 4/8/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Hi everyone,
> > >
> > >I don't know if anyone else uses the breathing bag
> > >concept of famed tubist Arnold Jacobs but I'm finding
> > >it makes a big difference in sound production. The
> > >basic idea is to practice moving larger amounts of air
> > >without hyperventilating. The great thing is that
> > >while
> > >you can buy a medical-sized bag from places like The
> > >Woodwind, it's actually free to put together if you so
> > >
> > >want: get a plastic shopping bag and a handful of
> > >those
> > >big McDonald's straws (at last something good for you
> > >comes from the arches!) and then closing the empty
> > >bag around the straws fill it up from your lungs and
> > >then breathe that mass of air back in, then re-fill
> > >the bag etc.
> > >
> > >After about 4 exhalations put the bag down and pick up
> > >
> > >your horn and play say an F major scale and notice the
> > >difference. Boy do I notice one! Much fuller and
> > >bigger
> > >sound and also a more centered altissimo. The only
> > >catch is that the change tends to drop off after about
> > >a minute or so, but with noticing what physically was
> > >affected it becomes possible to start to make the
> > >change more permanent. I'd love to hear of any other
> > >experiences using this and trying to make the
> > >improvement last.
> > >
> > >I took a lesson myself with a jazz bari sax player the
> > >other week, and to show me breathing he picked up a
> > >snare drum stick, put one end into his abdomen below
> > >his ribcage, then told me to push in. I did but he
> > >said "harder" so I did. "No, harder!" so I basically
> > >jammed the stick in with wide eyes, definitely not a
> > >typical teaching technique! Well, when he inhaled did
> > >that stick come shooting out his gut. Muscle like
> > >steel down there. And when he exhaled no collapse, no
> > >"toothpaste tube" breathing here! (Reference to Tom
> > >Ridenour's great clarinet basics book).
> > >
> > >I was there to try and improve my slaptongue. I can
> > >get a pretty good wham on staccato, but it's still not
> > >that real "slap bass" kind of 'pow'! Any success
> > >stories in learning or teaching this? I'm trying to
> > >pull my tongue away fromthe entire length of the reed
> > >but the pop just isn't coming.
> > >
> > >TIA,
> > >
> > >=====
> > >Peter Stoll
> > >
> > >University of Toronto
> > >Toronto Philharmonia
> > >Continuum Contemporary Music
> > >ERGO ensemble
> > >
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> > >
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