Quoting Hans Pizka: > > Acidic bath ? hydrochloride ? - How about the environment > protection, Howard ?
I wasn't advocating this, particularly at home. I was just telling folks what Walter Lawson said he did. (You should have heard the story about cyanide!) Shortly after I first started playing, I learned that if I snaked out the leadpipe every week, crud never got any farther into the horn. It takes maybe 10 minutes, and is both cheaper than chemical or ultrasonic cleaning, and easier on the horn. When Walter Lawson rebuilt the valves on my N series 8D, which I have owned since new, he couldn't get over how clean it was inside--and it hadn't been cleaned at a repair shop in over 30 years, nor had a snake been in anything but the leadpipe! Walter definitely recommended that the owner keep the horn clean, same as Steve Mumford. Also, the horn that is now undergoing a chemical cleaning at Aaron Beck's shop is one previously owned by a very, very famous player who apparently is one of those people who corrodes any horn within five miles of himself. Once Aaron is done working his magic, I expect it will never require such a cleaning again, because I'll snake out the leadpipe every week. Moral of story is what Steve Mumford said: Once it's clean, keep it clean. Howard Sanner [email protected] _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
