praefect
10 posts
Feb 04, 2010
6:05 AM
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Hi,
Is it normal to have teeth marks on the top cover (LOs), this thing is steel I think, and over holes 234 mainly, full of teeth marks on all the keys I use regularly, some of them are rather new harmonicas.
Is this normal, am I doing something wrong?
I don't notice hitting my teeth at all.
thanks
I'm a lip purser btw.
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tookatooka
1150 posts
Feb 04, 2010
6:12 AM
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Maybe, that's where the term "Tin Sandwich" comes from?
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Bluefinger
48 posts
Feb 04, 2010
6:12 AM
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I don't touch the harp with my teeth when playing but I know some do. Some might flame me for this but I always say, whatever works is correct. I would not be worried about the harps but when i see what lip piercings can do I'd be worried about my teeth ...
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If it ain't broke you just haven't fixed it enough ...
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toddlgreene
717 posts
Feb 04, 2010
6:15 AM
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Sounds like you're pressing that thing into your mouth too hard. Loosen up your embouchere and relax a bit;your lips will make the seal without pushing the harp down your throat. ;-) I'm primarily a purser, and in 20+ years, I've NEVER put tooth marks on my covers. I've never seen you to know, but the only other explanation is if you can eat a cob of corn thru a chain link fence, then you might need a dentist involved...
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 6:16 AM
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GermanHarpist
1089 posts
Feb 04, 2010
6:44 AM
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Are you sure it's your teeth...? Marks on brass... maybe, marks on steel sounds weird.
Ok, just to be sure... that's not you, is it?
[image removed] - wow, site owner wasn't happy...
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 8:11 AM
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praefect
11 posts
Feb 04, 2010
7:22 AM
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When I first saw the marks I thought it was only dirty but they are marks..
on all harps.
I don't have no piercings, what's going on here.
I tried to do more marks over holes 7-8-9 by banging and scratching the cover with my teeth but to no avail.
Anyway, I don't want to waste your time here but if anyone has marks, please let me know.
note: my front teeth are mostly made of composite material (long story)... I don't think this stuff is harder than natural teeth material tough.
strange..
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Andrew
869 posts
Feb 04, 2010
8:00 AM
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[img]http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/news_images/4/77648_189190_4.jpg[/img]
damn, how do you embed images?
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Kinda hot in these rhinos!
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 8:02 AM
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praefect
12 posts
Feb 04, 2010
8:07 AM
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hahaha! at least mine's the same color as my other teeth.
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GermanHarpist
1091 posts
Feb 04, 2010
8:12 AM
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Andrew
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substite () with <>
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
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tookatooka
1152 posts
Feb 04, 2010
8:38 AM
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Andrew, those square brackets and your vB coded HTML tags don't work on this forum.
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Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 8:40 AM
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toddlgreene
719 posts
Feb 04, 2010
8:39 AM
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haha...JAWS!
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 8:43 AM
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Hollistonharper
158 posts
Feb 04, 2010
10:37 AM
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Per your other thread, that's what happens when you hit potholes...(sorry, I couldn't resist!)
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toddlgreene
721 posts
Feb 04, 2010
11:42 AM
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Good catch, Holliston-I forgot that he's our amplified mobile harp player...if he drove in New Orleans with all our potholes, he'd either have no teeth left, or no harmonica left.
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
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Andrew
870 posts
Feb 04, 2010
11:45 AM
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"vB coded HTML tags"
AFAIK, they are XML.
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Kinda hot in these rhinos!
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 11:46 AM
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Stickman
176 posts
Feb 04, 2010
11:50 AM
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Yah I have that problem too
Click to enlarge
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The Art Teacher Formally Known As scstrickland
Last Edited by on Feb 04, 2010 11:52 AM
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toddlgreene
724 posts
Feb 04, 2010
11:51 AM
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ah HAH! The culprit. praefect mentioned the amp in his car, but not the dog...
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
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nacoran
1026 posts
Feb 04, 2010
11:56 AM
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Stick- Buddha could probably train him to at least play cords and keep a beat. Wag two three four, wag two three four...
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praefect
13 posts
Feb 04, 2010
1:16 PM
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really nice...
I took a picture but it's low quality (blackberry).
Anyway, the covers are totally scratched, and only on the ones I use the most... I'm not hallucinating, and the fact that nobody here seems to have this problem despite a thousand years of cumulated harp playing experience tells me that I'll be visiting the dentist pretty soon.
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toddlgreene
725 posts
Feb 04, 2010
1:34 PM
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Do you have problems biting the inside of your cheeks or lips ever? Maybe your teeth are toed out a bit. We need a dentist/orthodontist on this forum, STAT!
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Todd L. Greene, V.P.
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pharpo
135 posts
Feb 04, 2010
2:01 PM
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Hey Stick....does he do overblows LOL - this thread has gone to the dogs.
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Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
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Nastyolddog
177 posts
Feb 04, 2010
2:32 PM
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Hi Bro no marks on my Cover Plates i get teeth marks on the plastic comb holes 123,,i metioned this to my Harp Club Bro's they checked out there harps they had some marks allso but not as radical as mine..
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NiteCrawler .
34 posts
Feb 04, 2010
3:59 PM
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I have never heard of this happening,and I,m a player since 74.(use to be a play-a, now I just blow harp)You should not have to involve your teeth.If you are, you are hurting the overall proper tecnique of playing the instrument. You need to keep the harp between your lips,with the harp gently between your teeth.(relax,its not jerky) If you continue biting on that bad boy,in years to come you will definitely need some serious dental work.And if you don,t have the $$$ for the work,I guess it won,t be as bad as to you,ll be gumbing at it and won,t have to worry about teethmarks.
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Bluzdude46
449 posts
Feb 05, 2010
10:03 AM
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New one for me
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