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Author: maggie
Date: 2005-10-19 00:20
Is it natural to have my saliva drip all the time at the end while I'm blowing. This has been happening at all times.What can I do to prrevent this because it is embarassing.Thanks
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Author: crab face
Date: 2005-10-19 06:02
Try and reduce on excess saliva coming out of your mouth cos this might cause problems for you as your sound will not sound correctly and you will tend to squeak especially when playing running notes. Less saliva means less dripping (what instrument do you play? clarinet?) so just wet your lips and reed a LITTLE. If you cant, during your breaks you can swab the inside of the instrument to absorb most of the moisture. Hope this helps. Pls reply me as I wanna know what instrument you're playing and for how long..
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Author: Björn
Date: 2005-10-19 09:13
It is normal that you produce some saliva when you're playing, so don't worry. So when you play the clarinet, it drips out sometimes. That can't happen when you play the saxophone or bassoon of course.
Only when it's really too much, you should think about the ideas 'crab face' gives here :-)
Good luck!
Björn (clarinet and basoon player)
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2005-10-19 14:09
It's not saliva, it's condensation from your breath. And yes that is normal, and no there isn't really much you can do about it except swab out often, which may or may not be practical depending on what kind of playing you're doing. It's nothing to be embarrased about. Like I said, it's not spit.
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Author: Koby Tek
Date: 2005-10-20 20:43
Hey! Maggie,Crab Face,and Bjorn I guess you guys are all wrong according to TorusTubarius.Its not saliva, its condensation.Torus really told us off.Come on Torus I know you cant wait to get the last word in.You always like to show your true age and maturity level by disputing every word someone says.Peace out and lovin it!!
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Author: Lindsay
Date: 2005-10-20 23:21
Yep, definitely condensation.
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