This is going to be like, a long shot. I’m wondering if there are any flute players in existence who have tongue piercings and if it affects playing the instrument itself. I haven’t had my tongue pierced yet…in case there are side effects. I was thinking there might be, since the tongue is used and, well, y’know what I’m trying to say. I know a few people who have had them done, and it doesn’t seem to affect them in the least in eating, drinking, smoking, you name it. But none of them play flute so, I’m here. If the metal doesn’t affect playing, then I don’t see why not Cheers
~Chih
[ This Message was edited by: psychih on 2002-10-28 12:12 ]
Loren, have you got a lip plate fixed on the Cocus Cannon yet? …I’m the middle one in red and no, I don’t smoke anymore but it’s so tempting at times. The flute’s the health freak’s instrument and the most uncomfortable instrument to play. My neck is hurting. I’m beginning to think that no one else has their tongue pierced, and I don’t want to be the first and find out that I can’t play flute anymore…
Are you saying you can’t resist poking a hole in your tounge and placing a metal bar through it?
I suppose the worst thing that could happen is it could strike a nerve and you might be stuck with slurred speech. Or you might get some reactions if it touches a metal mouthpiece.
On 2002-10-28 12:11, psychih wrote:
I haven’t had my tongue pierced yet…in case there are side effects.
Let me urge you NEVER do this. You do risk effects from a bad piercing position (such as paralysis of the tip of the tongue), infection, and tooth damage from flailing the thing about. It was scary enough for me after a simple filling. The dental work was easy, but the needle entry for the Novacaine in my jaw managed to injure a nerve (uncommon, but frequent enough) and the tip of my tongue was numb for 6 months (and everything tasted terrible). I could still play, but it wasn’t a fun feeling.
On 2002-10-29 02:18, kkrell wrote:
Let me urge you NEVER do this. You do risk effects from a bad piercing position (such as paralysis of the tip of the tongue), infection, and tooth damage from flailing the thing about.
That’s right! NEVER do those things! Come on Chih, I tried to talk you out of milder things, and now THIS? Come on lah!
Wouldn’t want to see a friend have her tongue stuck to a flute’s embouchure hole.
(otoh, if it’s mild i don’t care - it’s yourself. but, get your tongue pierced, and you won’t get to touch a soon-to-arrive special whistle. how’s that for evilness)
-Remember that saline solutions connecting dissimilar metals will set up an electrolytic reaction, and corrosion will result. Salt-water boaters with steel or aluminum hulls are familiar with this , and bolt zinc plates to their hulls so they corrode instead of the hull or motor. -You would hate to bolt sacrificial zinc anodes to your metal whistles or worse, to your tongue stud.
Brian O.
[ This Message was edited by: brianormond on 2002-10-29 11:34 ]
[ This Message was edited by: brianormond on 2002-10-29 23:43 ]
Besides all the risks of damaging the nerves in your tongue and etc, I would think that it would hinder the execution of those Kevin Crawfordish triple tonguing you said you liked not too long ago.
thanks everyone, but since a flute phd said that it does affect playing (or was it tone?). either way, i’m not going to take any chances…and end up having to sell my baby off.
On 2002-10-28 14:30, psychih wrote:
Loren, have you got a lip plate fixed on the Cocus Cannon yet?
…I’m the middle one in red and no, I don’t smoke anymore but it’s so tempting at times. The flute’s the health freak’s instrument and the most uncomfortable instrument to play. My neck is hurting.
Nope, no lip plate - I hear they are almost impossible to do right after the flute has already been made. Right now I have clear packing tape covering a good portion of the headjoint, which is helping, but not solving the problem.
The next step will be to “lacquer” the headjoint with Superglue and then French Polish - A la John Skelton. I did repost his instructions about that here didn’t I?
Went back to the website and can’t find your picture now, must be looking in the wrong spot.
Yeah, the flute can be a little tough on one physically…
Loren
[ This Message was edited by: Loren on 2002-10-30 07:26 ]
Body piercing, stretched lips and ear lobes, tongue splitting and other self inflicted body deformations is just too common these days. As I like to stick out in a session crowd, I was thinking of cutting my left arm off.
Any suggestions on how that will affect my flute playing?
Keyed flutes will be out of the question but I might remodel my Sam Murray #D to be end blown and use my feet and toes. I’m a bit worried about the stretch though. Any suggestions?
Cheers
