rob aylestone
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I'm lucky that I've been able to get to a decentish level on virtually everything I've tried - BUT - brass has been a disaster. Sax and clarinet no problem - but I can't stand the tingling that blowing raspberries into a mouthpiece produces. It feels like millions of ants crawling from my lips up my face and I physically have to rub my mouth. Tried trumpet and trombone and the feeling is the same. I can even do the fingering on the trumpet, and understand the slide positions on the trombone - but three notes is enough to make me seriously disturbed in the tingle department. Even typing this, has started it off again. Weird and damn annoying. Reeds don't do it, just the raspberry sound into a mouthpiece, even without being attached to the instrument. Must have sensitive lips!