Saturday, January 7, 2012
How to "disinfect" a clarinet?
In the course of my life as a private flute teacher and general woodwind adjudicator, I handle a LOT of woodwinds. They are not easy to disinfect unless you disemble them - something very impractical! SO - I bought a UV-C light. Got mine on Amazon. You can get all sizes - I got three of them. If you get a small, portable one, you can also use it in icky ladies' rooms, unknown desks, etc. YOu turn it on an hold i 2 inches above each area for about 10 seconds - it kills ALL (99.9 percent) germs, bacteria, viruses, molds, etc. For an experiment, you could treat that horrible reed you are going to throw out anyway - and see if it stops THAT mold ( really mildew on a reed). I have turned some colleagues on to this - they do the keyboard on the piano in the chorus room, various instruments, their desk top - and stuff at home. I am traveling on music business starting tomorrow - and will take one of these for the hotel.
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