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mm55
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Most of the water inside the horn is condensation from moist breath. Saliva is only a small fraction of the water.
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chuck in ny
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| common sense dictates to bathe the horn. the information on it needing to be taken to pay services is questionable. |
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dershem
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Yup. After every time you play. |
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adagiotrumpet
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| Daniel Barenboim wrote: | | Croquethed wrote: | | It doesn't hurt to soak it in warm water and Dawn once a month (except the valves, of course, can't get the felts wet). |
Or you can take off the felts and keep them in sequential order before you soak the valves.
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Or you can dedicate a coffee mug and soak the valves separately with the waterline below the valve stems. The ports can soak, the pads and/or felts stay dry and you don't have to worry about screwing up that expensive valve alignment. |
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Brad361
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| adagiotrumpet wrote: | | Daniel Barenboim wrote: | | Croquethed wrote: | | It doesn't hurt to soak it in warm water and Dawn once a month (except the valves, of course, can't get the felts wet). |
Or you can take off the felts and keep them in sequential order before you soak the valves.
DB |
Or you can dedicate a coffee mug and soak the valves separately with the waterline below the valve stems. The ports can soak, the pads and/or felts stay dry and you don't have to worry about screwing up that expensive valve alignment. |
Another “or”: unscrew the valve stem (keeping them in sequential order, as has been mentioned) take out the spring and valve guide (again, sequential order.....) and soak the valve, avoiding dropping one on a ____ tile floor like I once stupidly did!😱
Doing this also should avoid the valve stems and buttons becoming stuck, I also put a drop of valve oil on all the threads before reassembling.
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Croquethed
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I hold mine just above the valve guide, swish them around the nice warm soapy water the horn is soaking in, then make sure to get suds on the surface and ports. Then scrub the ports with a mouthpiece brush, rinse, and let 'em all air dry in a tray for an hour or so.
Then a wipedown with a microfiber lens cloth, a couple drops of good oil, and ready to go. |
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trumpetfever99
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| Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 11:30 am Post subject: |
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Just wash the horn
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