Author: SavvyClarinet
Date: 2007-06-21 18:08
Sharing mp's and reeds is not the most sanitary thing to do, but sometimes there are no ways around it. When I was a freshman, my two best friends and I had to play my Eb clarinet for a song apiece. Because I had an Eb and they didn't, we shared the instrument, mp and all. It wasn't bad since we were so close, but I've also had some bad experiences with this. When we were traveling for a band contest, I got very sick, and they still had to play the Eb for their songs. With no extra mp's, they had no choice. They didn't mind, but they both got my illness and had to miss a few days of school.
Now that I think about it, it could have been the ice cream we all shared. Or the water bottles. Or maybe the spoons we shared when we split food. I agree with everyone who advised not to use the same equipment if the other person obviously has something contagious, but you should probably ask them anyways for "hidden" dangers and disinfect thoroughly.
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