Corona-proof disinfection of flutes
The Freiburg University of Music is the first university of music in Europe to receive a disinfection cabinet for recorders. It disinfects recorders of all sizes.
The disinfection cabinet, which looks like a large stainless steel refrigerator, was developed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2019 and then tested on instruments. According to the manufacturer Kunath Instrumentenbau, it is currently the only instrument disinfection cabinet on the market. The first units were delivered at the beginning of December 2021. The Freiburg University of Music was the first conservatory in Europe to be supplied.
According to the University of Music's press release, the disinfection cabinet solves a problem that has been troubling flutists not just since the coronavirus pandemic: cleaning flutes is time-consuming. They can be disinfected with alcohol or other cleaning agents, but not immersed in them, otherwise the wood will suffer. The disinfection cabinet uses ultraviolet light and ozone gas to disinfect even hard-to-reach areas.
Original article:
https://www.mh-freiburg.de/presse/details/pressemitteilung-floeten-mit-neuer-technologie-coronasicher-desinfizieren
