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Re: Overuse syndrome
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:17 pm
by imsevimse
tbdana wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:32 am
So the consensus is that I can't just be old and over-tired without any recovery time off, while trying to come back after 30 years of not playing, it has to be some underlying defect in my embouchure.
Sigh...
Sorry I asked.
In my book it could be related to your age and your physics. You aren't as strong as you once were. I've had a couple of days when everything in my playing just broke down. I'm 61 so a bit younger than you, but I can feel the difference compared to when I was 25-30 in a lot of aspects, most not related to playing. My playing is acctually what's work best. I guess it's because I practice and still take care of it, but my body isn't as fast as it used to be and not as strong as before. I notice this a lot when I work in my garden. At 61 I can still play lead for hours and never feel pain or get worn out, but two times in about the five last years my emboushure just did not work. Lips didn't vibrate. Quite bad issue. What I did was to change to a slightly larger rim for a day and play less. I could feel the difference the very next day. My strength was back. Best thing could have been to rest the whole day but I didn't want to do that. I wanted to experiment and see if I could play and still repair myself. Yes, it worked, but that day when I returned to my smaller Bach 11C I only played for about an hour. I didn't play very well that day, but I don't know how many who really could have noticed if I had an audience, but next day, the third day I was back to normal again.
/Tom
Re: Overuse syndrome
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:54 pm
by Bach5G
Late 60s?
I’m there. I find I have to be careful not to overdo it.
Re: Overuse syndrome
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:34 pm
by tbdana
imsevimse wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 3:17 pm
tbdana wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:32 am
So the consensus is that I can't just be old and over-tired without any recovery time off, while trying to come back after 30 years of not playing, it has to be some underlying defect in my embouchure.
Sigh...
Sorry I asked.
In my book it could be related to your age and your physics. You aren't as strong as you once were. I've had a couple of days when everything in my playing just broke down. I'm 61 so a bit younger than you, but I can feel the difference compared to when I was 25-30 in a lot of aspects, most not related to playing. My playing is acctually what's work best. I guess it's because I practice and still take care of it, but my body isn't as fast as it used to be and not as strong as before. I notice this a lot when I work in my garden. At 61 I can still play lead for hours and never feel pain or get worn out, but two times in about the five last years my emboushure just did not work. Lips didn't vibrate. Quite bad issue. What I did was to change to a slightly larger rim for a day and play less. I could feel the difference the very next day. My strength was back. Best thing could have been to rest the whole day but I didn't want to do that. I wanted to experiment and see if I could play and still repair myself. Yes, it worked, but that day when I returned to my smaller Bach 11C I only played for about an hour. I didn't play very well that day, but I don't know how many who really could have noticed if I had an audience, but next day, the third day I was back to normal again.
/Tom
That was something I was going through way back when I started this thread. But I got over it, and now I feel like I can play forever. Just did a gig last night and two tough gigs today, and feel like I could do another right now. I think my problem back then was trying to do too much when I wasn’t really ready for it. Now I’m in better shape.
And I was playing with a killer section today.
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Re: Overuse syndrome
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:40 pm
by Doug Elliott
I do't know who any of them are, but they guy next to you looks like his horn has been through a lot. Lotta wrinkles in that bell
Re: Overuse syndrome
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:04 pm
by tbdana
Doug Elliott wrote: ↑Sun Aug 11, 2024 5:40 pm
I do't know who any of them are, but they guy next to you looks like his horn has been through a lot. Lotta wrinkles in that bell
That horn used to belong to Al Kaplan. The lacquer was removed and it looks like it has some miles. No wrinkles, though, just an optical illusion.