The following are a few tips for taking care of your harmonica:1. Don’t drink sticky, heavy drinks before playing.2.Keep your harmonica in the box or in some other clean place if you are not playing.3.Rinse your mouth out well, wash your hands, or brush your teeth if necessary, before playing the harmonica.4.Tap your harmonica out gently after playing, tapping out the excess saliva - holes down.5.Don’t let others play your harmonica - unless it is someone you don’t mind kissing.6.Keep your harmonica away from heat or direct sunshine.​7.Do not wash your harmonica with hot water, alcohol or other chemicals.