I am a salty, salty girl. I used to play the flute pretty seriously (until my lungs got too bad and I couldn't get a decent tone) and the salt from my fingers corroded my (expensive) silver and 14K gold flute. My teacher was upset about that... but what can you do? I would wipe it down after playing, practicing, rehearsal, whatever... and polish it every week, but it still got all gross <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> I'd pretty much give anything to be able to play again, though. Gross-looking flute and all.