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Originally Posted by brassmouth Greetings. I've recently noticed that whenever I'm playing a longer piece, like our marching band show, for example, a lot of moisture builds up in the cup and makes it very difficult to play. (As as side note, I play with a "dry" embousure [too lazy to spell that right] so it doesn't take much moisture to throw me off my game. There is simply too much movement caused by the extra lubrication.) I personally think the cup diameter might be too big, the bigger the diameter the more room for moisture build-up right? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks. | What mouthpiece size are you playing now? It will make a world of difference if you get a mouthpiece thats a couple sizes smaller...not to mention how it will improve your endurance!
Rick AKA Trumpet Man |
My average cup diameter is about 16-17mm, depending on what I'm playing. Also, in my original post, I realize that I said moister builds up in the cup but it becomes a problem when it reaches the rim. I'll make the correction in the post.
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I wipe the cup of my mouthpiece almost every time before I play with either my shirt or just my fingers if the situation dictates it might not be good to wipe my mouthpiece with my shirt at that time.
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I do the exact same thing as you but when marching, sweat also becomes a problem and I obviously can't wipe the rim in the middle of the show.