Klarinet Archive - Posting 000116.txt from 2010/08

From: "James Leonard Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teeth
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:03:44 -0400

I'll offer my solution to the brace/appliance situation. I had to have a
contraption (no, I don't know the real word) on my lower teeth, and it hurt
the inner part of my lower lip, and made my sound uncontrolled. A old
teacher of mine suggested buying EZO Denture Cushions, upper, heavy. You
cut them in half (or perhaps thirds), soften a piece in your mouth, and bend
it over, with the largest part between the brace and the lip. Someone else
suggested getting a dentist to make a plastic covring piece, to accomplish
the same thing, but that was a lot more money. The EZO worked great.

Now, I wish I still had to do this. I had to have all of my upper teeth
pulled, and am waiting on getting my denture. I'll be glad to go back to my
bass clarinet!

Jim Hobby

> From: "Kevin Fay" <kevin.fay.home@-----.net>
> Subject: From: "Kevin Fay" <kevin.fay.home@-----.net>
> Subject: [kl] Teeth
>
> The making music part is more important to me. Rien - how are your teeth?
> Are you still able to play?
>
> I have braces on my top teeth, and am due to get "brackets" on my lower
> teeth on Monday. I am petrified that I won't be able to perform this next
> season at the level my orchestra-mates deserve. (It might hurt, too!)

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