where do the broken needles go?

[Spockstein@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/16/98 10:23:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Wimblees@aol.com
writes:

> << Are we at risk of contracting AIDS if someone who is HIV positive was
>   just using the piano before us and we stab ourselves?  What about
>   hepatitus and other things?  I know since I started washing my hands
>   after each piano, I've been sick less.
>   
>   -Mike Jorgensen
>    >>
>  
>  
>  As far as AIDS is ocnerened, there is no risk. The aids virus cannot live
>  outside the human body. As far as the other deseases, I don't know. But I
>  always try to wash my hands after tuning a piano. You can see and even
smell
>  the germs on some of those keys. 

this is an aspect of piano technology I've never thought of! And yes, it would
be extremely unlikely to contract AIDS in this way...

Caleb McVey