Dents affecting sound?

eupher61 · Post by **eupher61** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:58 pm

ah, to be young and innocent again.

kingrob76 · Post by **kingrob76** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:31 pm

tubashaman wrote:No really, what tuba is that Gene plays on. That isnt one of the arnold jacob yorks is it?

It's one of the CSO Yorks - couldn't tell you which one. But I can tell you that Gene definitely shows how that movement should be played.

adam0408 · Post by **adam0408** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:59 am

tubashaman wrote:I had a mouthpiece change last christmas and got an F tuba in late february, which im using a helleberg 7B i havenet used in a while...possibly the changing rims is causing it since between my Baer 2006 and the 7B is a huge rim difference

My switching to F caused me some jaw pain and tension for a while. I never did figure it out and now it seems that it has disappeared by me merely acknowledging it. (anybody read "the inner game of music?" )

Your jaw pain *could* be a result of your wisdom teeth, but it also could be a result of tension.

Have you stepped on any rusty nails lately?

Rick Denney · Post by **Rick Denney** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:32 am

Jaw pain for me is the result of not positioning the tuba properly to fit my overbite. If I have to extend my lower jaw out all the time seal the bottom lip, it does sometimes get a bit crampy. That's when I know I need to adjust my position. Often, this is the result of a tight stage setting, or an unfamiliar chair.

It doesn't have to be tension, and it certainly doesn't have to be tetanus.

Rick "not too worried about tetanus" Denney