[TPIN] Trumpeter's Lip

[Graham Young B.Mus B.Ed]

I have never seen this on a well trained classical players lip but
frequenly on lead type jazz players. ONe Toronto player has a calous that
is quite visible .

Looks painful to me


-- 
Graham Young
Hamilton Musician Services
905-928-4671
gjyoung at mountaincable.net


On Fri, July 27, 2007 10:08 am, James Calore wrote:
> Something I'm curious about...
> Most big name horn men have a pronounced knot on their upper lip. If
> not most, a great many do... is this desirable? Is it from an extreme
> practice/gigging schedule? It can't be from bad form (too much pressure),
> can it?
>
> Not just the older cats either, here's a shot of Wallace Roney:
> http://www.wallaceroney.com/assets/images/WR0403.jpg
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> James
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