|
Never let anyone you wouldn't snog with have a blow on your instrument. This will vary between nobody and virtually anybody depending on who you are ( yes, you! ). Furthermore, some of the worst colds I've ever had in my life have been the result of trying someone else's instrument, and there are Wagner Tubas belonging to major symphony orchestras which harbour bacteria going back as far as the Black Death, as well as the D.N.A. of numerous famous drunks. There is even an Alexander single 'F' somewhere in the North of England that is beleived to harbour the baccillus that finally destroyed the great plague. Never set out on a Wagner Tuba date without a litre of Listerine (brandy will do in an emergency) or some Milton's. My teacher always took some Steradent, but that was, as I later found out, because he had false teeth. |