Re: [Harp-L] Harp hygiene?

[Mike Wilbur <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I keep a bottle of Havana Club chilled in case of Flight Attendants.

But I soak Harps in Boric Acid 5 mins than a warm water rinse, cleans brass of organic
Goo Gaws and leaves no after taste ....

Mike Wilbur


On Mar 12, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> George does exactly what I do. Before I did that I would just bring the cold back on myself. I keep a spray bottle of vodka hidden in the trunk because of the stupid laws. Laws that don't assume that you are an adult and responsible. There was time when you could sip a beer while towing your boat to the lake to fish. That's all a thing of the past. 
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> smo-joe  
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> On Mar 12, 2014, at 10:22 AM, george sanders wrote:
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>> Carry a small spray bottle of vodka, spray the harps after use. Keep in trunk well out of site, technically you have an open container.
>> George
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>> On Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:45 AM, "Cljdm@xxxxxxx" <Cljdm@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Hey Dale, I have been wondering the exact same thing . I have been sick  
>> with almost the exact same symptoms for a little over two weeks. I keep my 
>> harps  clean, but never soak them in anything. I cannot see cold bacteria 
>> living for  too long on a harp. If  I don't touch them for a day or so, I imagine 
>> that  they should be OK to play. I tend to think I was just sick with a bad 
>> flu,  turning into a lingering recovery. I am told it takes weeks sometimes 
>> to fully  recover. Then again I am not a doctor.
>> Get well,
>> Chris Mastakas
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>> In a message dated 3/12/2014 9:26:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
>> daledut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>> Ok I  need some opinions here. Can you reinfect yourself by playing a harp 
>> while  sick then playing the same harp later without cleaning in between? 
>> I  had bronchitis, played my harmonica as my symptoms were waning. 2 weeks 
>> later  got sick again with sinus, sore throat and cough.
>> My doctor thinks I played  too soon, depositing bacteria which grew in the 
>> harp and caused my current  ailment. 
>> Any opinions or experience with this sort of  thing?
>> Dale
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>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE  smartphone
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