Hi All -
I am hoping someone out there is familiar with a product that covers the lower teeth while the saxophone player has the ligature in the mouth. My son has been playing sax for 3 years, but lately has had a serious issue with his lower teeth cutting into his bottom lip. He gets a very sore lower lip within moments of playing.
His sax teacher remembers a product from years ago, called "Lip Savers" that was a clear piece of plastic that could be slipped over the lower teeth and cushion the lip. But when I searched on the web, everything I found with Lip Savers referred to chapstick-like products. I did find lots of mouthpiece cushions, but they seemed to be geared towards protecting the ligature from the upper teeth, not anything for the lower teeth.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, etc.!
Ali in MA:?
I am hoping someone out there is familiar with a product that covers the lower teeth while the saxophone player has the ligature in the mouth. My son has been playing sax for 3 years, but lately has had a serious issue with his lower teeth cutting into his bottom lip. He gets a very sore lower lip within moments of playing.
His sax teacher remembers a product from years ago, called "Lip Savers" that was a clear piece of plastic that could be slipped over the lower teeth and cushion the lip. But when I searched on the web, everything I found with Lip Savers referred to chapstick-like products. I did find lots of mouthpiece cushions, but they seemed to be geared towards protecting the ligature from the upper teeth, not anything for the lower teeth.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, etc.!
Ali in MA:?