[Harp-L] Dentures affecting harp

[Dennis Moriarty <yodennis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

         The problem that can occur is not so much with the denture  
per se but any changes made in the future. I had extensive work done  
(which included a new fitting/denture/implant, etc) years after I  
began playing and the new tighter -better fitting appliance really  
screwed up my playing nuances (until I got used to it of course). True  
story about a jam in the East Village of NYC: Once during a solo (I  
believe a crescendo) my upper permanent bridge cracked in half and  
(although probably looking like I swallowed a hand grenade) I  
continued the solo too embarrassed to embarrass myself by stopping. Is  
that dedication or shame?  Signed: the harp player with the worst  
teeth in North America.  
d                                                              p.s.  
I'm playing Ashford and Simpson's Sugar Bar on West 72nd street  
tonight at 9 if anyone is in this Manhattan vicinity.
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