[TPIN] "Now why don't he write?"

[John Cather]

I remember having conversation with Joe Marcikiewicz (years ago) on  
mpc pressure. He had Xray photos of peoples mouths while playing. He  
seemed to be of the opinion that most used a fair amount of pressure.

I believe there was an article and I don't remember where it was, but  
someone had done a study in England I believe. This person had a way  
of measuring mpc pressure as a person played. The results were that  
everybody used substantial pressure-both students and pros. Some of  
the people who claimed to use little or no pressure actually used a  
lot more than others. In fact sometimes it was a lot of pressure. I'm  
sure I will remember it wrong, but I think it was as much as 45lbs!  
Sorry not to have the info on the study, but someone here will  
probably have it.

I know that in my case, excess pressure generally means less range,  
endurance and flexibility. Defining what is "excess pressure" in  
itself is probably another whole discussion.

Cheers,
John Cather


On Apr 23, 2007, at 7:31 PM, tpin-request at tpin.okcu.edu wrote:

> From: Dave Lee <davesjazz at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [TPIN] "Now why don't he write?"
> To: Del Gue <del.gue.mtnman at gmail.com>, Mark Deaton
> 	<mdeaton at ix.netcom.com>,	Tpin <TPIN at tpin.okcu.edu>
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> i don't know how maynard actually played, but i do know that many  
> players
> CLAIM to use only the pressure neccesary to "seal" the
> embouchure....however, my personal theory is that more pressure  
> than that is
> actually used at times....dave lee
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>  Maynard used only enough pressure to counter the force of
>> air he was blowing in the opposite direction.