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Re: Kids, remember to clean your instrument

Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2018-05-22 03:08

Ok, there's been an influx of posts on this tops, but has anyone read the full study?
https://www.google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c188/3aded60d03bb22671586b72a22c7df07a52a.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi2nLnL7pfbAhWBKFAKHZANAyYQFjASegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2ZM8L9_NWjZUkIiMuvvcKm
From my interpretation, it mostly refers to band instruments (for obvious reasons) and clearly states that many bacteria will only last for a limited time on the inside of an instrument, as long as there is no mold or dirt in there.
Honestly, what more than cleaning my instrument do I have to do? Do you disinfect your toothbrush regularly? I highly doubt that the normal musician, with their own mouthpieces and reeds and hopefully some knowledge about their immune status, will ever run into the risk of infecting themselves with their own instrument.
To draw an analogy: Patients are advised to clean their dentures/ orthodontic appliances with water and soap and nothing more.

And what about the other 11 months of the year when the bore
is not disenfected? In the long run, we cannot avoid a certain amount of bacteria on instruments / mouthpieces unless we disenfect on a daily basis (which is not necessary!)
Obviously, dirt and mould have to be removed.

So yeah, I agree if you the message is that an instrument with unknown origin should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, but doubt that there is any risk of infection unless the bore is really dirty.

Post Edited (2018-05-22 03:19)

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