Corner of the mouth soreness
Fri, 06/24/2011 - 17:08
Hey David, I'm playing Lee Oskar hamonicas and the corner of the top jetted out part of the plate scrapes off all the skin on the left corner of my mouth. I noticed from pictures the Special Twenty is a bit more rounded. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is this common? I feel like if I don't put the harmonica as far in my mouth, I don't get as good of a tone. It's starting to look like I have herpes on the left corner of my mouth.
-Taylor
The Lee Oskar harps have inset reed plates, like the Hohner Special 20's. I'm assuming you're speaking of the cover plate tabs? If so, there's not much you can do... just make sure the screw is tight. Most likely you're pushing the harp to hard to your lips... use a light touch when playing. This can be hard when you're trying to learn something new, but this is your eventual goal.