trumpet bath

chuck in ny · Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:58 am Post subject: trumpet bath

i have changed my procedure up with the bath and got an akro-mils 12 gallon storage box which is a good compact size that will take both the trumpet and flugel. all silver plate gets washed with boiling hot water, baking soda, and aluminum sheet underneath. hence having a more compact size that will be easier to heat up. it is a nice vessel. the trumpet fits in on an angle and the flugel fits quite well straight on.
i also changed to using lestoil which is noted for being good at grease cutting. the horn had a characteristic smell for a bit that has dissipated. it's a toss up whether to have had a followup rinse in coconut oil dish soap. the lestoil did a great job and will get used in the future.

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Before / after photos, please!

chuck in ny · Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 12:33 pm Post subject:

before and after photos would be identical. the main difference was in the smell of the trumpet and the improved valve action from cleaning. this was from a lestoil only cleaning. the trumpet had been brightened up a week before getting the new akro-mils vessel using heated water from the gas stove, aluminum foil, and washing soda. in the giddiness of doing that clean i had somehow forgotten to snake the passages leaving the horn with a balky second valve. it brings up a good point. i believe it takes more than baking soda or washing soda to clean the tubing and the instrument needs a long hot soak in lemon joy, lestoil, or the like.