The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #131370   Message #2963102
Posted By: Paul Burke
11-Aug-10 - 04:05 PM
Thread Name: How should I clean Penny Whistles?
Subject: RE: How should I clean Penny Whistles?
In some hands, throw away first.

Wash in plenty of hot caustic soda, then soak overnight in iodine tincture. Autoclave for 8 hours, then hermetically seal in shrink wrap.

But if you need to clean your whistles before lending or borrowing one, NEVER kiss anybody. Don't even shake hands without a doctor's note.