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The Lipstick Test for Lip Intrusion



 
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Jon Kaplan
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 1:00 pm    Post subject: The Lipstick Test for Lip Intrusion Reply with quote

How many of you have ever thought about lip intrusion (also sometimes called lip engagement) - or rather how far your lips naturally go into the mouthpiece while you're playing? I got curious about my own and used the "Lipstick Test" to get a look at my own lip intrusion on my main equipment.

Everybody’s lip intrusion is going to be different and depends on many factors like the structure and size of your teeth and lips as well as how your embouchure functions - and it matters because lip intrusion can even affect what kinds of mouthpieces might work well for you!

I made a video about my observations, in case any of you are interested in seeing what I found.


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PS - Which color lipstick did you like on me best?
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B. Scriver
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We have been doing this for years at GR in order to determine proper alpha angle and cup volume for customers who need custom work done, or just some fine tuning.
Make sure that your lipstick color matches your shoes and you are all set.

Brian Scriver
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Jon Kaplan
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

B. Scriver wrote:
We have been doing this for years at GR in order to determine proper alpha angle and cup volume for customers who need custom work done, or just some fine tuning.
Make sure that your lipstick color matches your shoes and you are all set.


Incredible! Do you find it's not that difficult to convince people to put on the lipstick? I found the whole test very informative and will definitely do more of these in the future on other mouthpieces I experiment with.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 07, 2021 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I kid you not, I haven't visited the TH in a long, long time. This was the first thread I clicked on.


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