what do you do with a recorder when your child is done with it?

[Anonymous]

for some reason, my parents saved my old recorder and brought it over when my kid was 2 yo or so. we boiled it to make sure there were no bacteria left, and now both my kids toot it at each other.

[Anonymous]

Idk how some people perform basic daily tasks when they can't even decide to throw away a dirty, junky piece of plastic no one wants. Trash and move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Idk how some people perform basic daily tasks when they can't even decide to throw away a dirty, junky piece of plastic no one wants. Trash and move on.

That’s why we have so much in our landfills. While it’s a nasty sounding instrument for beginners, but I think the knowledge of performing, reading some simple notes, playing, breathe and spit control, hygiene and caring for wind instruments makes a less gross band instrument! While it’s only $7, every $ counts to some families in need.

Also as per previous other posters, we get along our daily chores just fine. Instead you might want to figure how your kids recorders shouldn’t be a bacteria magnet, and not stinky if you have taught your kids to be responsible enough to swab it out/wash it and also not chew it too much! It’s an instrument not a chew stick!

We gave ours to the school too. My daughter progressed from a soprano, alto and a bass recorder (which by the way, is much more than $7)

[Anonymous]

I am not ashamed to say I throw them away. Recorders are the worst tools to teach kids about music.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not ashamed to say I throw them away. Recorders are the worst tools to teach kids about music.

Why? My girls (teen)do still play their recorders with all the karate belts hanging Complete name, doodle filled recorder and grubby mouthpieces from time to time. They can decide when to throw it out when they are done. Also it’s their own spit and stuff so it’s not as gross I think and keeping it for years don’t seem to make them sick or anything.

[Anonymous]

Why the worse tools I mean?

[Anonymous]

Our school just called for older parents to donate our old recorders to them. We have four well used ones complete with some bite marks and name written on the recorder itself. Would you leave the name there or cross it out. If it is crossed out then it will be a horrible big black patches Because my daughter wrote her big name on three parts of the recorder! Looks more decent leaving it as is. Any privacy issues you think?

Or just ignore their request and dump it since there are bite marks on them. Not a lot but definitely quite some from playing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school just called for older parents to donate our old recorders to them. We have four well used ones complete with some bite marks and name written on the recorder itself. Would you leave the name there or cross it out. If it is crossed out then it will be a horrible big black patches Because my daughter wrote her big name on three parts of the recorder! Looks more decent leaving it as is. Any privacy issues you think?

Or just ignore their request and dump it since there are bite marks on them. Not a lot but definitely quite some from playing.

Alcohol will sometimes remove sharpie.

[Anonymous]

Alcohol sometimes “melts” the plastic. We tried before. When trying to remove the name of one sibling to pas to the other. Doesn’t work. I would vote for just leaving it alone. No big deal if another kid knew the recorder was used by your child. All kids chew on their recorders and I think I did too when I was young! Didn’t seem to bother anyone.

[Anonymous]

In the trash where it belongs... it's really the worst possible instrument to introduce 3rd graders to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school just called for older parents to donate our old recorders to them. We have four well used ones complete with some bite marks and name written on the recorder itself. Would you leave the name there or cross it out. If it is crossed out then it will be a horrible big black patches Because my daughter wrote her big name on three parts of the recorder! Looks more decent leaving it as is. Any privacy issues you think?

Or just ignore their request and dump it since there are bite marks on them. Not a lot but definitely quite some from playing.

Since the school asked for it, I think I would give it to them as is. They can then decide what is acceptable or not. Most kids will label or write on their recorders and many also bite on mouthpieces so they must expect that. They are asking for the old recorders not requesting you to buy new ones so the ask is reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Same question. We know the school is trying to save $ by using old ones. If there aren’t any/enough, then they would buy new ones.

Would you give away your child’s recorder to the school? We would have to cross her name out of the mouthpiece part of the recorder, the body and the cloth case. So lots of black marker marks all over it. Plus her recorder mouthpiece is already worn because she must have been really nervous!

Would giving hers be a blessing or “forcing”the school taking budgets out and getting a new one be better? How are your schools in your area? I think many schools are facing budget shortages too?

[Anonymous]

Trash can the minute it comes home. I have NO guilt for doing this 3 times.

[Anonymous]

Burn it.

[Anonymous]

Put it under your pillow tonight and the recorder fairy will take it and leave you a quarter.