Author: Wes
Date: 2013-05-14 07:30
Yes, I actually measured air pressure in my mouth while playing the oboe, clarinet, flute, and saxophone using a tube in my mouth to a sensitive pressure meter.
While your results might be different, I found that the oboe required about one psi, the clarinet and saxophone about one half a psi, while the flute was about a fifth or sixth of a psi.
Many oboe players get hernias and I have had one on each side of my abdomen, both operated on and corrected by adding a plastic mesh about 4 or 5 inches on a side. While I feel the first one seemed to be related to oboe playing, the second one appeared the morning after a wonderful evening of playing the alto saxophone. Many trumpet players I know also have had hernia operations and my main oboe teacher had two operations.
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