Klarinet Archive - Posting 000111.txt from 2003/08

From: Claudia Zornow <claudia.zornow@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Crowns (on teeth) and clarinet
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:55:25 -0400

Vic Brincat wrote:

> Why did you switch to double lip when you had your teeth crowned? Did you
> find it uncomfortable with the crowns?
> My front teeth are due and I am worried that it will effect my embouchure.

And Roger Shilcock wrote:

> Yes - I found the teeth transmitted vibrations.

For what it's worth, I have crowns on three of my four
front upper teeth (due to an unfortunate incident involving
me passing out while trying to play the clarinet; see
http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/2001/07/000227.txt).

I made sure my dentist knew I was a clarinet player, and he
used porcelain-over-metal crowns for strength. They feel
fine to me when I play, and I don't notice any more vibrations
than before. The only bad part about playing the clarinet again
was how out of shape I was after a five-week layoff due to the
teeth incident and the respiratory illness that led to my
passing out.

Claudia

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