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RandyTX Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Mar 2010 Posts: 5299 Location: Central Texas
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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I've never used it personally, but, I have loaned some UltraPure to more than a few section mates over the last decade or so, having valve problems on a gig and at least three or four of them switched to UP as a result. I should probably get some sort of commision...
FWIW, outdoor summer gigs in Texas, temperatures of 95+ F even for 7 or 8pm start times, can be a real test of valve oils, and blue isn't the only brand that can have trouble in that sort of heat. but, it's definitely one of them. _________________ "Music is like candy, you throw the (w)rappers away." |
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ScottA Heavyweight Member
Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 618 Location: Florida
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:52 am Post subject: |
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The repair techs at my former shop could instantly tell if a player was using Blue Juice when they saw the yellow-ish film on their valves. I have used Yamaha synthetic since it first came out and along with Blow Dry Brass it has kept my valves problem free and looking like new.
Where does that blue color come from anyway? _________________ Scott Apelgren
Indialantic, FL |
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Eburnstrumpet New Member
Joined: 14 Mar 2024 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: Any Blue juice fans here? |
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improver wrote: | I know a bunch of professionals going back to blue juice saying its fast and last long. Dont need to oil that often? Anybody here dig it? |
I have used blue juice ever since I started playing trumpet. It lasts as long as any valve oil I have ever tried... I highly recommend it, but whatever works best for you! _________________ Adams A1V2 Gold Brass Bell
Holton 1920s Cornet
Bach Omega
Yamaha 8335 Xeno
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Dieter Z Veteran Member
Joined: 21 Jun 2013 Posts: 449 Location: Mountains of North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Many years ago I bought one bottle of Blue Juice. Could not stand the smell of it. _________________ B & H Sovereign 928
Conn 80A
F. Besson Brevette Kanstul made
B&S Challenger II 3137 rl
Buescher 400 - 225 (WWII)
Benge 90C
Eastman 540 D/Eb
ACB Fluegelhorn
Selmer Picc
ACB mouthpieces for most of my playing |
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Daniel Barenboim Veteran Member
Joined: 20 May 2011 Posts: 250
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Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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Nope. It's garbage. Colored oil? Get real.
DB |
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bach_again Heavyweight Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 2481 Location: Northern Ireland
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BC73 New Member
Joined: 25 Feb 2023 Posts: 8 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:09 am Post subject: YUCK! |
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Bought a bottle once. Couldn't get past the smell. Gave it away. Continue to use Al Cass..no odor, works great. |
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Crazy Finn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 8344 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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I won't repeat my dislike of Blue Juice (feel free to find it a few pages pack).
I note that some remark on it being long lasting.
The newer synthetics - Yamaha Synthetic and Hetman are unbeatable for longevity compared to Blue Juice (which I did use for 6-9 months). Seriously.
I had a horn that I oiled with Yamaha synthetic. I played it a bunch, it sat for 9 months (was playing other things) and picked it up for a specific gig 9 months later. It worked great. I hadn't oiled it for a year.
Not recommending that actually doing that, it just happened due to circumstance. I generally oil relatively frequently, but it's not necessary with the new great synthetics. There might be other good ones than Yamaha and Ultra Pure and Hetman. I've got a bottle of new Monster Oil that I might try sometime. But, the old standard petroleum oils of Holton, Al Cass, and Blue Juice that are simply not at that level, in my opinion and experience. _________________ LA Benge 3X Bb Trumpet
Selmer Radial Bb Trumpet
Yamaha 6335S Bb Trumpet
Besson 709 Bb Trumpet
Bach 184L Bb Cornet
Yamaha 731 Bb Flugelhorn |
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Wesley Regular Member
Joined: 18 Oct 2023 Posts: 21 Location: NEW ORLEANS
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:55 pm Post subject: Blue Juice Fan |
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I am a comeback player and chose Blue Juice for my 1958 .472 Paris Selmer. It worked so well I now use it on each of my horns. It has been two months and no need to reapply. Very happy customer.
Wes _________________ WesleyR
1958 French Selmer, (.470) bore, 4-7/8 Bell
Flip Oakes Wild Thing
Ken Larson med. bore
1-1/2C Bach mouthpiece. |
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Monosect Regular Member
Joined: 21 Jul 2023 Posts: 11 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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Horn bath day last Saturday after which I’ve oiled with Monster plant based…. so the bottle of Blue Juice I bought with zero research some years back is ready for disposal. _________________ Boosey & Hawkes Sovereign Studio / Lotus 2XL B, 2L2 N |
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jeirvine Veteran Member
Joined: 29 Apr 2022 Posts: 350 Location: Baltimore, MD USA
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Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:08 pm Post subject: |
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For what it's worth, Charlie Melk uses Blue Juice, or at least that what he says he applies to horns he's repaired and returned to me. _________________ 1932 King Silvertone Artist Bore
1945 Buescher 400
1946 Olds Super
1947 Olds Super Cornet
1948 Couesnon flugelhorn
1951 Olds Special
1956 Martin Committee
1964 Olds Recording
1968 Bach 329 C
1996 Bach 37 |
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Studentforlife New Member
Joined: 24 Oct 2022 Posts: 2
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 10:53 am Post subject: BLue Juice in the desert |
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I swore by Al Cass for decades. Once I moved to Las Vegas, though, I found that it evaporated half way through a gig and my valves felt dry.
The long-time heavyweight I was sitting next to recommended Blue Juice for the dry climate. Now I buy it six bottles at a time. (I have like, 18 trumpets)
I didn't like the blue it left on the valves, but it doesn't seem to be there anymore. The durability and smoothness in the desert are what keep me coming back. |
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cheiden Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 8925 Location: Orange County, CA
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Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 12:15 pm Post subject: |
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It's my go-to these days. I used to use a heavier synthetic but eventually felt limited by the slowness. Blue Juice works even for my horns with tight valves. It doesn't last quite as long as some others but decided that my need for speed was more important. _________________ "I'm an engineer, which means I think I know a whole bunch of stuff I really don't."
Charles J Heiden/So Cal
Bach Strad 180ML43*/43 Bb/Yamaha 731 Flugel/Benge 1X C/Kanstul 920 Picc/Conn 80A Cornet
Bach 3C rim on 1.5C underpart |
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