FHdork Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/03/21/6314989-your-kids-crusty-clarinet-may-be-harboring-germs?GT1=43001 Not surprising... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah, and what is anyone supposed to do about it? The only way to stop leaving germs in a wind instrument is to...well, stop playing them. Some guy was using this kind of scare tactic to run an "instrument santizing" scam in a bunch of states for a while until people finally caught on that their instruments were "sterile" for about twenty seconds. If you pull a clarinet out of the attic after twenty years, you probably need to take it to a repairman anyway to get a repad but also to get it cleaned up, because it will be nasty. But if you're playing regularly and doing what you ought to in order to keep your instrument clean you'll be fine, and any used instruments you rent from a reputable dealer will have been adjusted and sterilized after they were returned by the previous renter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hell, a person typically has hundreds of different species (bacteria and yeast) in much closer reservoir--their own mouth. Many that can cause opportunistic infections under the right conditions. Most people are carriers of Staph aureus as well. (In the nasal cavity.) It's just part of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I used to play harmonica . Man they are hot bedds of bugs if you let them be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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