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OT: Harmonica/Instruments
Hey, obviously quite off topic. Im wondering whether anyone else on here plays the harmonica or any other instument?!
Also do you regulary wash it? its something that could possibly harbour germs, but i just leave mine in warm water for a few hours lol..
Chandler
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
I play the flute and the piccolo and love them both but the piccolo can really damage a person's hearing. I have to wear ear plugs when I play piccolo. I can't soak them because of the corks in the head joints but i disinfect the mouth pieces and wash them a lot.
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
lol the piccolo? i had no idea they can damage your hearing lol... saying that my harmonica playing is enough to make ears bleed :| lol!
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
lol, its not that I'm bad at playing it, but the pitch is soooo high and loud that if I am in a small romm and there is no other noise, I will have a ringing in my ears, and not be able to hear for up to 30 min after I stop playing. Ear plugs help because they actually can damage hearing. I didnt know that harmonicas could get that loud!
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
Haha :P I don't think that a dirty instrument is a risk for illness, it's just gross :P I'm a singer... that instrument doesn't really need too much manual cleaning... Haha :P
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
I mostly sing, but I can get by on Guitar and Piano if I have to. I don't really disinfect my guitar, I just wipe down the strings to get the oils off. Same with the keyboard
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
I play violin and guitar, which only need a wipe down since they don't go near your mouth. Having said that, as a child I played recorder and never used to wash it (only wipe it on a soft cloth) and never had any problems with it. When we use recorders at the school I work at though, they do get washed in soapy water before and after use, since they are 'communal' ones and other children might use them.
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Re: OT: Harmonica/Instruments
I play trombone and in High School I disinfected my mouth piece every week or if someone picked it up and played it. Now I don't as much, but it gets nasty if you don't! The joy of mouth pieces and saliva. lol They can have germs, but someone with a virus would have to be playing your instrument ya know? You're pretty safe
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