Klarinet Archive - Posting 000000.txt from 2008/03

From: harold troughton <haroldtroughton@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] FW: Dentures
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:14:58 -0500


Hi Terry.

After reading you'r recent post you may be interested to hear of my experi=
ences toothwise.

Some ten years ago I faced you'r problem and after years of dreading the lo=
ss of my lower

small & wobbly teeth took the plunge and replaced them with a lower denture=
palette (Partial)

After a short period of discomfort I came to realise that my "new" bottom t=
eeth provided an unexpected benefit for my clarinet playing since my embou=
chure now had firmer lip support

also the new

(Non leaky) teeth acted as a sort of air-dam effect directing the airstrea=
m more efficiently.

One problem I have had is the extra pressure in the lower gums can cause =
occasional soreness. So now I have a second partial which I use for eating,=
and the other for playing.

This changes & rests the pressure points thus solving the discomfort probl=
em.

Should I have got my dentist to make my palatte out of grenadilla ? JOKE)

Good Luck Harold Troughton Blue Magnolia JO Liverpool.

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