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Rick Chartrand · 10-19-2005, 07:51 PM

I was wondering what technique do you use to clean your mouthpiece, and on a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it?

I think that on a scale of 1 to 10 it is definatly a 10, and I clean my mouthpiece after every use with Roche Thomas Sanimist mouthpiece disinfectant. Once a week I take a mouthpiece brush and clean it thouroughly with hot soapy water.

I cant say how important I think cleaning your mouthpiece is because in 2000 I tried a horn that didnt have a disinfected mouthpiece and I caught a bad strain of influenza which turned into a viral pneumonia. After surviving that...NEVER again will I share a mouthpiece or not disinfect it.

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Martin Committee Trumpet, T3467RE
Holton Heim # 2 Mouthpiece

Rick AKA Trumpet Man

10-19-2005, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rick Chartrand Piano User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 391	How do you clean your mouthpiece? I was wondering what technique do you use to clean your mouthpiece, and on a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it? I think that on a scale of 1 to 10 it is definatly a 10, and I clean my mouthpiece after every use with Roche Thomas Sanimist mouthpiece disinfectant. Once a week I take a mouthpiece brush and clean it thouroughly with hot soapy water. I cant say how important I think cleaning your mouthpiece is because in 2000 I tried a horn that didnt have a disinfected mouthpiece and I caught a bad strain of influenza which turned into a viral pneumonia. After surviving that...NEVER again will I share a mouthpiece or not disinfect it. ___________________ Work hard for what you want, and you’ll get it Equipment Martin Committee Trumpet, T3467RE Holton Heim # 2 Mouthpiece Rick AKA Trumpet Man