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Trumpetstud Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2021 Posts: 208
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:33 am Post subject: Dry Lips vs Wet lips |
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Who plays on Dry lips and who plays on wet lips? Pros cons? I think I’ve always played on wet lips. Maybe when I first started I played on dry but as long as I can remember I’ve always licked my lips! |
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tptLad Regular Member
Joined: 03 Jan 2024 Posts: 38
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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I personally feel like there's a fine line. I can hardly make a sound on really dry lips, same with very wet lips. I typically prefer to lick my lips, take a big swig of water, and then lightly dab off my lips with my sleeve. _________________ "Life is a lot like jazz… it's better when you improvise." - George Gershwin |
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nieuwguyski Heavyweight Member
Joined: 06 Feb 2002 Posts: 2349 Location: Santa Cruz County, CA
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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I used to try to keep my chops fairly dry, but when I started playing sweaty club gigs I had to learn to play on pretty slick chops. At this point I don't think about it too much -- as long as I avoid the extremes (there's always lip balm or your sleeve) my chops seem to work. _________________ J. Notso Nieuwguyski |
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chickenburger Regular Member
Joined: 04 Feb 2024 Posts: 19
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Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I would make it sure that it's dry. _________________ Live, laugh and love |
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Dayton Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2013 Posts: 2045 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:39 am Post subject: |
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I play with dry lips. Generally works fine for me, but there are situations when your lips are going to be wet -- performances when it is hot and you are sweating, or when it is cold and you are getting condensation on your mouthpiece, or in the rain -- and that's when I wish I played with wet lips.
I occasionally wet my lips when I am practicing to ensure I have enough "survival" skills to be able to make it to the next rest if my lips become wet during a performance. |
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abontrumpet Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 1783
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I have friends who play dry and wet. The only con exists in the "dry" category, which is, you must keep them dry when your mouth and other things are wet. No cons for wet. |
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chase1973 Veteran Member
Joined: 19 Nov 2018 Posts: 127 Location: Valdosta
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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There's no right or wrong. Dry vs wet
I will say this though, the cats that play wet do well on gold-plated pieces. I can't play on gold due to allergies; I play with a dry top lip and "moist" bottom lip.
Maynard used to play with a wet upper lip and dry bottom lip. |
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