[Dixielandjazz] Mouthpieces are personal?

[Phil O'Rourke]

> Now that I'm playing Sousaphone out on Jerusalem's pedestrian mall (since
I have
> a partner who plays banjo), I get a lot of requests from passers-by to try
my
> horn. I tell them they can try it if I can kiss their girlfriend/wife.
They seem
> to get the idea, because so far nobody has taken me up on the offer. Now
I've
> got to figure out what to tell them when they want to try my banjo! We do,
> however, bring a washboard for people to play along with us. Is there any
reason
> not to let a stranger play your washboard?

Do they bring their own thimbles or do they lose your's down the gutter etc?

Phil O'Rourke
tenor washboard
Australia