Re: [microsound] Public Headphones and Hygiene?

[roberth <roberth@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"are potential ear and skin disease transmitters. "

such as?
i haven't heard of any diseases spread from ear to ear.
for one thing wax kills germs.
robert


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Ashcraft" <72632.1427@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 4:46 AM
Subject: [microsound] Public Headphones and Hygiene?




I am planning an upcoming installment of The Sky & Culture Pavilion which
will provide trippable jumpers ( headphone jacks) for direct audio contact
with outer space phenomena   There will be numerous stations of different
sounds and specimens.  Headphones are the best way to access this intricate
sort of sound but I believe public headphones that I often see hanging in
museums are potential ear and skin disease transmitters. 

Do sound artists address this concern?  

My thinking at the moment  is to get cheap headphones in bulk and provide
them at cost which I am anticipating might be $1. per headphone set. Not
sure about that cost as yet.   And/or advertise the pavilion as a "bring
your own headphone" type situation.

Anybody have ideas?  Has this subject come up before?

Thomas Ashcraft
www.heliotown.com

Upcoming action in December and January  at CUE Art Foundation in Chelsea :
New York City       www.cueartfoundation.org      navigate to
exhibitions/upcoming exhibitions








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