Try the Hetman synthetic oil. I had a Yamaha with a notoriously sluggish first valve that cleared right up with it. It's worth a try, and I had good results...
----- Original Message ----- From: "William Foss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 4:43 PM Subject: [Hornlist] Oil troubles > Hello. I am having a problem with the valves of my new Holton 281. They are > stiff when I get the horn out of the case to play the valves are stiff and > slow. I oil them, and go on playing my normal practice for about an hour or > so and when i finish I empty water and then I take it apart and put it back > in the case. When i go to play the horn again the next day, I find that the > valves are still stiff, so I oil again. I tried three different oils (Fat > Cat, Al Cass, and Holton Rotary Oil) over the last few weeks and the only > one that lets the valves move freely after one day is the Holton Oil. The > oil works well, but the problem with it is that it is coming out of the bell > in large amounts. I oiled the horn yesterday and today the valves are great, > but over those two days oil had been coming out of the bell. I'm not sure > what I can or should do about the problem, other than wiping out the bell > when I feel oil in there. Is there anything I can do, short of searching the > Middle East for a suitable oil? > > William Foss > (with apologies to anyone who found that middle east joke a little bit > crude)(ha ha ha) > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/cairnman%40wisetec.com > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
