"Dear list, I am currently at a music camp in Saratoga, NY. I was in brass quintet practice yesterday, and my first valve freezes up just like that. I had
oiled it earlier that day, and I vastly depleted my stock trying to get it back up to an adequate speed. It is still a bit sluggish, and I'm worried that something major has happened to it, because I can pinpoint the exact moment it froze up. Also, it only feels sluggish when I'm playing or putting air through the horn. If I'm just moving the valves for fingering through something or casually flicking them during long periods of rest, it is fine. I have a spare horn on it's way, but I'd rather fix this one than try and play on a new one. There is no repair shop within an accessable distance to me, so if the solution is easy enough for me to perform myself, that would be great. If it makes a difference, I play a Conn 10D. Thanks. The nervous hornist, Nick" Nick, Another possibility is that you've washed a bit of slide grease into the valve when you oiled it. Borrow all the valve oil you can and flush it, being VERY careful not to let the oil run down the slide tubes. Eventually it will free up as you dilute whatever is in there. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can also just take the valve out and wash it with some dishwashing detergent. Stuart de Haro Stuart A. de Haro, Custom Horns, Leadpipes, Brass Repair and Modification (217) 377-1462 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.deharohorns.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org