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Mouthpiece facing, tip opening, rails regarding personal oral configuration

Author: maiohmai
Date: 2017-04-24 00:50

I've tried to compile some research on the boards regarding this subject, but find it to be a little bit spotty so I wanted to ask this question directly!

I have been curious to know if overbites (top teeth are over the bottom teeth when one is neutral and not jutting or receding the jaw.) or underbites, smaller/larger oral cavity, shorter/longer tongue, thicker/thinner lower lips, TMJ/Lockjaw sufferers or any other oral configuration has caused musicians to favor a specific set up over the other to accommodate their own oral configuration.

Although I'd love to trial all the mouthpieces that I can, my financial state very much limits to trying anything... I am hoping the summer will be a different story!

So really, my goal with this thread is to see if anyone purchased and plays on a specific mouthpiece due to their oral configuration. I know a lot of it is what feels good to a player rather than thinking specifically of "oh, my lips are thick so I have to play on this mouthpiece to accommodate." Just looking to see if anyone else has assessed finding a mouthpiece in this manner.

Thank you!

On the road to a non-collapsing embouchure!

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