monroe and clarinet compatibility
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Saturday March 7th, 2009 @ 9:28 AM
Filed under: Lip/Cheek
Having just turned 18, I am doing my best to make good choices when it comes to modifying my body, regardless of how many years I’ve yearned over the possibilities. I’ve always wanted a lip piercing, but being a clarinet player going to college in 4 months or so, it’s not really an option. However, I recently started considering getting a monroe done. Obviously, I would wait as long as possible (realistically, probably about a month or so) without doing any intense playing, but I recently realized something that could create a problem: When the piercing is mostly/fully healed, will it be air tight? In other words, would I be able to maintain enough pressure in my mouth to force air through my horn without any leaking out the piercing?
Thanks for your time!
Assuming you’re wearing jewellery in your piercing, it’ll be airtight for all intents and purposes. While I am by no means an expert on the subject, I can’t imagine that a healed monroe would have any effect on your embouchure at all. And hey, if it does, you can always retire the piercing. :O)
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5 Responses to “monroe and clarinet compatibility”
ok, i’ve been into all kinds of unique and awesome piercings and just recently got a corset up my wrist, and everything was good until about a motnh later, now theyre all tryin to rejet and i had to take them out…. any ideas on how i can keep a corset peircing?
danielle on March 7th, 2009 at 11:36 pmI have a monroe and can still play flute and saxophone successfully, it does work!
Steph on March 8th, 2009 at 6:36 amI have never heard of anyone able to heal and keep a corset piercing for a pro-longed period of time. And unless they start making special jewelry for it, I don’t see it happening. It’s play piercing - sorry Danielle =[
Pixiemute on March 8th, 2009 at 7:30 pmi think you could probably heal a corset piercing useing steel/titanium(implant grade of course) surface bars and slave rings for the ends
bob on March 16th, 2009 at 10:45 pmhey, i play clarinet, saxophone, flute and piccolo at the rncm, in the uk, and have snakebite labrets and monroe’s, and although for a few days after the initial piercing it wasnt feasible to play due to swelling, i now play for about 4 hours a day with no problem, as long as the jewellery is well fitted, both rings and studs =]
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