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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-06-26 12:25
You're more likely to get ill just by travelling on a plane with recirculated cabin air than playing someone else's clarinet. And FAR more likely to pick up something sitting in a doctor's or a hospital waiting room for longer than you needed to due to them running late.
This Sunday just gone I borrowed a colleague's tenor and used her mouthpiece (but I did use a fresh reed) - though she did warn me in advance that it's pretty skanky and could do with a clean. Skanky was puting it politely! So I washed it (it's a metal Selmer mouthpiece) in hot water with plenty of soap to get all the crud out, as well as pushing tissue paper up inside to shift the gunk.
Chances are this is the first time this mouthpiece has been cleaned as it was beyond filthy, and the player in question doesn't like mouthpiece cushions as they harbour bacteria(!) and doesn't believe in using pad savers in her saxes after playing as they allegedly do more harm than good. I've used them for 20 years with no problems, and keep my mouthpieces visibly clean - a dip in kettle descaler removes any mineral deposits that build up, and then a good wash with handwash and a final rinse makes them gleam.
After I used her tenor and mouthpiece I just handed it back to her without washing it. I didn't have time as I was playing. And she was playing my bari sax with my set-up while I was playing her tenor, then we switched back - without sterilising our mouthpieces. And I'm typing this so I haven't fallen foul of the lurgies.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2007-06-26 12:30)
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