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Forum - Trombone Talk - Lip ring?

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awesome-possum
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Posted: 2006-10-31 01:58 CET
Okay, i saw a guy in a ska band.He was the trombone player.And he had a lip ring.I wasn't sure if he had to take out his lip ring everytime he played.Or if it made playing hard.Or whatever.

Anybody have some awnsers?
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-10-31 04:18 CET
depends on the size of it, but most likely he takes it out for performance, cause it'd cause a sufficient air-leak, as well as get in the way and cause irritation...
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awesome-possum
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Posted: 2006-11-01 00:13 CET
Thanks allot.That was bugging me.
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Max
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Posted: 2006-11-27 23:18 CET
Depends where on the lip is was...if it was on the corner/side it wouldnt really be the big of an issue.
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veganfishcake
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Posted: 2006-12-01 10:23 CET
I have a smallish lip ring to the side and I don't usually have any problems.
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veganfishcake
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Posted: 2006-12-01 10:24 CET
Saying that, I've got a terrible tooth ache right now!
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-12-03 22:57 CET
yeah... i meant one where they're usually seen... through the bottom, near the center
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Faulk
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Posted: 2006-12-09 08:58 CET
But even if it was taken out...wouldn't air still leak out through the hole?
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2006-12-14 02:11 CET
peircing holes close up in a matter of days usually
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-12-14 12:47 CET
not if you put it back in after playing...
the hole would just leak air back into the horn... maybe causing a lil less control... but quite possible
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2006-12-14 19:32 CET
i dont think so.. its not that big of a hole
and with the vibrations and the lips curled inside the mouth peice there will be none of this "leaking air back into the horn"
it might just be uncomfortable...
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2006-12-15 12:48 CET
i got an idea... anyone wanna 'mythbusters' it?
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2006-12-15 21:29 CET
just ask a horn player with a ring..
i'm sure if it bothered them and effected their playing that badly, they would pick the instrument over the peircing
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rage53
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Posted: 2007-01-17 22:30 CET
hey i play tombone and i have a lipring i dont take it out when i play dosent relly effect the sound or my playing just couldent play for the first couple of weeks after having my lip peirced as its was prity saw .
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2007-01-18 00:24 CET
there you go
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Skarotum
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Posted: 2007-01-27 18:47 CET
I also have my lip pierced (on the side) and have never had a problem playing...
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RCT2head
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Posted: 2007-02-02 01:07 CET
awesome
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trumpeteer
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Posted: 2007-02-02 02:14 CET
way to keep up the dying forum
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