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jhatpro Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:13 am Post subject: Toothbrush |
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Save your horn - and your teeth. Keep a toothbrush in your case and use it before every gig or rehearsal. Walgreens has toothbrush cases for a couple of bucks. _________________ Jim Hatfield
"The notes are there - find them.” Mingus
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:28 am Post subject: |
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Why? Never done it in over half a century and that's on flutes, recorder, trumpet, saxes and French horn. No reason why you can't. Just wondering why one needs to, otherwise. _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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jhatpro Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:48 am Post subject: |
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Suits my schedule better. For example, I usually play four or five times a day not including rehearsals or gigs. I just prefer to make sure I'm not blowing oatmeal or salad remnants though my horn. _________________ Jim Hatfield
"The notes are there - find them.” Mingus
2021 Martinus Geelan Custom
2005 Bach 180-72R
1965 Getzen Eterna Severinsen
1946 Conn Victor
1998 Scodwell flugel
1986 Bach 181 cornet
1954 Conn 80A cornet
2002 Getzen bugle |
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Brad361 Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:12 am Post subject: |
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Fairly sure Mr. Schilke had a toothbrush in a “holster” on his belt most of the time, FWIW.
Brad _________________ When asked if he always sounds great:
"I always try, but not always, because the horn is merciless, unpredictable and traitorous." - Arturo Sandoval |
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Turkle Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 2450 Location: New York City
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:54 am Post subject: |
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I have a little travel toothbrush and toothpaste in every one of my many trumpet cases and another one in my mouthpiece pouch. Why would you want to blow dinner through your horn? Yuck. It's as important as valve oil, in my opinion.
I buy those little travel-size toothpastes in bulk and they are super cheap. I prefer the little toothbrushes that actually come apart into two pieces, as they are much sturdier than the ones that have a folding hinge in them.
Before playing, brush the teeth and oil the valves! Then hit those minty-fresh high notes! _________________ Yamaha 8310Z trumpet
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Well, gee folks, what about a quick, thorough rinse? _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
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jhatpro Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I allways brush first then do a quick, thorough rinse with Jameson. _________________ Jim Hatfield
"The notes are there - find them.” Mingus
2021 Martinus Geelan Custom
2005 Bach 180-72R
1965 Getzen Eterna Severinsen
1946 Conn Victor
1998 Scodwell flugel
1986 Bach 181 cornet
1954 Conn 80A cornet
2002 Getzen bugle |
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Voltrane Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I only use Monette toothbrushes.
After a long Safari, I can tell you they are the best. One for the legit and one for the lead playing. |
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LittleRusty Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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Voltrane wrote: | I only use Monette toothbrushes.
After a long Safari, I can tell you they are the best. One for the legit and one for the lead playing. |
Do you use synthetic toothpaste? Also, since my teeth are older should I use a heavier weight paste?
Seriously, there is nothing wrong with doing a quick cleaning before playing. To be thorough it should probably be done after taking a swig of a drink too. Blowing sugar through the horn you know. |
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Voltrane Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:45 am Post subject: |
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It was of course for the fun.
Seriously, I wash my teeth everytime I have eaten something before playing and I rinse my mouth everytime I have drunk something else than water before. Coffe or Jameson included. Seems obvious to me.
A long time ago I was playing in Community band and I could not believe that other trumpet players played directly, without any washing, after eating pizza, McDo or sandwiches.
One was playing a Committee, the other a Bach 43, the last one a Constellation... |
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mdarnton Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Based on what I see on the piano at work, I've come to the conclusion that just because you don't see mud running out of the corners of your mouth, it doesn't mean that it's clean, and brushing before playing is the more likely path to a clean instrument, so I brush and often floss before I blow. If I don't feel like it, or I'm not going to have time to at least swab out the leadpipe because I have to leave in a couple of minutes, I have a $100 junker to play for that purpose.
I'm going to start making a registry based on responses to threads like this so I know who never to buy a horn from. :-)
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multiphonic Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:57 am Post subject: |
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I've found that brushing using toothpaste with stannous fluoride greatly increases resonance and projection vs. paste with sodium fluoride. I've noticed that the tin also prevents leadpipe red rot. |
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JVL Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Feb 2016 Posts: 894 Location: Nissa, France
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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one should wait 30mn after eating to brush teeth, for the enamel is softer due to the specific composition of saliva during this time.
And fluor is not as good as one thinks
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JoseLindE4 Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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I prefer to use vintage toothbrushes and floss. |
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multiphonic Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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JoseLindE4 wrote: | I prefer to use vintage toothbrushes and floss. |
Pre-war French floss is awesome. |
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Riojazz Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Make sure the toothpaste tube has a heavy cap. _________________ Matt Finley https://mattfinley.bandcamp.com/releases
Kanstul 1525 flugel with French taper, Shires Bb Destino Med & C trumpets, Schilke XA1 cornet, Schagerl rotary, Schilke P5-4 picc, Yamaha soprano sax, Powell flute. Sanborn GR66MS & Touvron-D. |
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multiphonic Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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I hear Le Freque is developing a system for linking toothpaste cap to tube, resulting in a pure brushing experience. |
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khedger Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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Voltrane wrote: | It was of course for the fun.
Seriously, I wash my teeth everytime I have eaten something before playing and I rinse my mouth everytime I have drunk something else than water before. Coffe or Jameson included. Seems obvious to me.
A long time ago I was playing in Community band and I could not believe that other trumpet players played directly, without any washing, after eating pizza, McDo or sandwiches.
One was playing a Committee, the other a Bach 43, the last one a Constellation... |
I've never done anything special when playing the horn in terms of oral hygiene. I would be right there with the guys with the Big Macs In 50 years of playing, I've never known it to be the cause of any problems with my gear. Of course, I also clean my mouthpieces and horns fairly regularly.....
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Craig Swartz Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Brad361 wrote: | Fairly sure Mr. Schilke had a toothbrush in a “holster” on his belt most of the time, FWIW.
Brad |
I can vouch for that one. Toothbrush and mouthpiece "holsters". Another holster you didn't see as well. |
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Peck Time Regular Member
Joined: 01 Mar 2020 Posts: 18 Location: New Zealand
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I use a bamboo toothbrush- it has a ‘woodier’ tone quality. |
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