What are the White Gloves For??

mrhappy · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:07 pm Post subject: What are the White Gloves For??

So I bought a cheap pocket trumpet and it came with some accessories, one of which was a pair of white gloves. Are these for:

A) Performing/ practicing so as not to soil the horn's finish?

B) To wear while cleaning/ polishing horn to avoid fingerprints and whatnot?

C) To use for Michael Jackson impression?

D) Directing traffic in a busy intersection?

I've been using them while wiping my horns down after practicing and while they do work well for this, they are a bit slippery... I'm a little worried that at some point while trying to keep my precious horns all nice and shinny that I might instead send a horn off on some sort of 'solo flight' with a crash landing!

Anyway... Do any of you use white gloves for anything??
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I teach middle school band+orch in an area where most often, the cheap instrument brands that supply white gloves are all that students can afford.

Setting ALL commentary about that situation aside, I will say that the instrument brands that supply white gloves are rather low quality and not close to reputable, name-brand, do-the-job-right, horns. I've noticed that the "white-glove" brands HAVE been increasing standards within the last year or two though!

The gloves are not really worth using to preserve the finish on the instruments, and the gloves are mostly just something to either leave in the case, or to toss into the garbage. Occasionally, I'll see a goofball student of mine fooling around with the white gloves during class, which does indeed inspire some funny moments.
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LittleRusty · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:56 pm Post subject:

They actually supply them because many musicians’ day job is working as a waiter.

Joke.

Marching bands often require white gloves for performances. I always thought that is what they were intended for.

pinstriper · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:15 pm Post subject:

They do serve a purpose in keeping fingerprint acids off the finish and may extend the life of the finish.

I don't bother with them, however. But when I was marching in a drum corps and it was their horn, not mine, and they said wear the gloves, I wore the gloves. Plus, it was also part of the uniform so being accustomed to wearing them while playing was important.
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JetJaguar · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:57 pm Post subject:

Interestingly, in my University marching band, the first trumpet players with silver horns wore white gloves in rehearsal, to keep hand oils from tarnishing the horn.

But as for the low-end horns the come with gloves, they cost just a few cents to include, and it is a perceived accessory to impress unaware buyers. They won't help a lacquered horn all that much. Use them as you wish. Play the horn with them, why not? Do jazz hands, direct traffic, etc.
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kehaulani · Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2019 8:13 pm Post subject:

They help you in writing Chinese.
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kehaulani · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:37 am Post subject:

Selmer - when I was a kid, well worn tools of one sort or another - Karate belts, musical instruments, etc. showed they had been used for a long time: bragging rites. Shiny meant new, little used, inexperienced.
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Voltrane · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:54 pm Post subject:

A few years ago I bought white gloves on eBay. They were delivered with a trumpet but as the gloves had only four fingers, I understood it was the Alien special serie and sent all back.

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A.N.A.Mendez · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 9:00 am Post subject:

To distract you from the fact that the valves are crapola.
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Dale Proctor · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 12:30 pm Post subject:

Mickey Mouse gloves for a Mickey Mouse trumpet.
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