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Re: Clarinetist's cheilitis-Please Help!

Author: nbclarinet
Date: 2014-08-15 22:12

Hi Lissy,

I sympathize and am sorry to hear of your dermatologists (poorly thought out) solution. As stated above you have several options.

-Definitely give Legere Signatures a try (for many they are a good enough substitute to cane)

-In the past there has been talk of Rico (now D'addario) using pesticides on their cane. Vandoren and Gonzalez both explicitly state that pesticides aren't used in the process. It is possible that this is bothering your lip.

-I would also try taking your reeds and rubbing them with fine sand paper (600+ grit). this will smooth the surface that contacts the lower lip, and should not make the reed play any worse. I have found that if a particularly rough reed is irritating my lip, this solves the problem.

Hope this helps
NB

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