Hello, everyone! First time poster here.
I'd like to clarify my problem - I'm not referring to an injured lower lip caused by biting/weak embouchure.
Over the last few months, I'll pull the sax away from my mouth and my reed is (sorry, if this is graphic) just about saturated in blood. My lower lip is on FIRE. Very similar to severe chapped lips. The reed has damn near taken the top layer of skin off. My lip is dark red and raw exactly wherever the reed touched it. This is only after an hour or so of playing!
Why?
Is it reed fibers? Am I not preparing reeds correctly? They aren't wet enough?
Thank you for any help you can provide.
I'd like to clarify my problem - I'm not referring to an injured lower lip caused by biting/weak embouchure.
Over the last few months, I'll pull the sax away from my mouth and my reed is (sorry, if this is graphic) just about saturated in blood. My lower lip is on FIRE. Very similar to severe chapped lips. The reed has damn near taken the top layer of skin off. My lip is dark red and raw exactly wherever the reed touched it. This is only after an hour or so of playing!
Why?
Is it reed fibers? Am I not preparing reeds correctly? They aren't wet enough?
Thank you for any help you can provide.