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Re: Breath support

Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-08-12 04:18

Much the same, but with slightly different wording:

By far the majority of players rest their upper teeth on the mouthpiece, so that is what I describe:

Smile enough (particularly with the lower lip) to stretch the lower lip thinly across the front of the lower teeth, allowing most of the red part of the centre of the lip to flow thinly over the top of the lower teeth, making a thin 'cushion' over the teeth.

Now place the reed on this thin cushion. While keeping the lower lip still slightly stretched, close the lower jaw sufficiently for the upper teeth to rest on the mouthpiece, applying enough pressure so that when you relax your lips, the part of lip under the reed remains unchanged, i.e. still thin (stretched)

Now close your lips like a rubber band, firmly around the mouthpiece. This should not affect that still slightly stretched cushion of lip under the reed.

Make adjustments as listed by Hans.

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