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Originally Posted by Bill McCloskey  As I've been progressing, I've notice a bit of a problem. my lower left front tooth overlaps by lower right front tooth and it digs in to my lower lip as I play. Will my lip develop a type of callous after a while much like my fingers would on the guitar? Anyone have any experience on this? |
A callous of sorts can develop on the outside of the lip, but on the inside of the lip (where you are apparently talking about) it could only develop into a sore.
Callouses don't develop on mucous tissue.
Are you an upstream player or a downstream player?
In other words, is your anchor spot on your upper lip (downstream player) or your lower lip (up stream player)?
Many players such as Maynard Ferguson and Lin Biviano have placed the mouthpiece more towards one side of the embouchure in order to get a better anchor position on the embouchure.
And a change in mouthpiece cup diameter and rim shape can further reduce the problem.
Of course, minimizing mouthpiece pressure against the lips would further minimize the problem.
Some people with severe problems that cannot be worked around end up having to see a dentist to have the faulty dentation corrected, such as with caps.
- morris