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From: Hugh Messenger
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 14:49:25 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: teeth and embroucher

On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Harmonica John Frazer wrote:

> >Anyone had any similar experience who can offer me a little ray of hope?
> >Or is it always going to be my tooth or the harp?
>
> I have a space between my front teeth and I bet it has an effect on the way
> I play. If it were not there I would probably hold my jaw and lips
> differently. I wonder if those without teeth play with their dentures in or
> out. I am not kidding.

What freaks me out is that when I lost it, I almost instantly adapted. In
fact, I could get the harp a bit further in my face ("Eat it!") and my
tone changed slightly. It really didn't have much effect, except for
strangeness for a while. And I'd been playing with that tooth intact for
15 years.

Now I have it back, it feels totally alien, in the way and makes me
loose my place.

I guess I'll get used to it again. Makes me wonder what tone I'd get with
no teeth ... hmmmm ... my teeth or my art? ...

No, maybe not.

-- hugh