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From playing the violin, I think I've got
- Induced hearing loss in my left ear
- Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
- callous formation on fingers on the left hand (further aggravated by my attempts to learn the guitar
- Fiddler's neck (rash on the area where the chinrest comes into contact with the skin)
From playing the oboe and cor anglais,
- a HUGE callous on my right thumb on which the oboe rests on
- wrist aches from the weight of the cor (if i happen to forget my sling)
- Backache! (wonder why...)
- COUNTLESS reed problems
- tooth-marks on lips after playing for too long (something's wrong with my embouchure?)
From piano-playing,
- Wrist-aches from playing octaves.
Do you encounter any problems? What are they?
Wrist problems are biggies. I don't have a terribly big callous, particularly since i switched over to the Kooiman thumbrest. Backaches from reedmaking posture, and I wrecked my jaw biting super huge reeds a while back ago. Maybe your TMJ is from biting big reeds? Time to switch to American style!
ReplyDeletenope, i've got TMJ even before I started playing the oboe. but i'm sure it aggravates the condition by my reed-biting habits :P
ReplyDeletewhat's the difference in feeling when playing on an american and european reed?