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newbie....sore lips
Posted by:
edmackey
(75.181.26.---)
Date: January 01, 2015 05:40PM
Hello....been playing for 3 days. Bottom lip is sore...tiny spot hurts when I slide the harp. My lips seem to dry out fast...is this a newbie issue ?
Thanks,
Ed
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Re: newbie....sore lips
Posted by:
gene
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Date: January 03, 2015 07:53AM
Let your lips heal. Then keep them wet when playing.
Also, some harmonicas slide better than others.
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Re: newbie....sore lips
Posted by:
dezzy
(124.169.192.---)
Date: January 06, 2015 07:13AM
And , edmackey , don't press so hard on the mouthpiece, that uses up the moisture.
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Re: newbie....sore lips
Posted by:
gene
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Date: January 06, 2015 11:13AM
Good point! That disn't cross my mind.
Keep your lips (as well as your general body, pretty much) relaxed.
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Re: newbie....sore lips
Posted by:
edmackey
(75.181.28.---)
Date: February 19, 2015 03:43AM
Thanks...its now been 5 weeks....and soreness long gone
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