RE: [Harp-L] Strep and Harmonica Cleaning

[Blunt White <playharp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've heard that virulent germs (like hepatitis) are no longer active after 10 days.  Perhaps just time will solve the problem.Blunt White

> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:58:06 -0700
> From: hawkeyekane@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Strep and Harmonica Cleaning
> To: harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx; harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
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>  I've never dealt with strep specifically, but I have had other nasty ailments before that required me to sterilize my harps. The route I took was to take my harps apart, mix a solution of 3 parts water to 1 part hydrogen peroxide, and ran all the pieces of my harps in my ultrasonic cleaner with the solution. It's pretty time consuming and leaves a slight odor and taste for a little while, but it gets the job done.
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>                           Hawkeye Kane
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> From: robert mcgraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: harp-l harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:00 AM
> Subject: [Harp-L] Strep and Harmonica Cleaning
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> I may have strep, and my doctor tells me it could have gotten into my harmonicas. How might I clean them to kill the strep without hurting the harmonicas? Anybody ever dealt with this?WVa Bob