I think what Stuart said is dead on, and I'm glad a lot of people backed him up. I've known him for a while, and he sure knows what he's doing. By the way I think I should throw in a couple of cents and say that if you just take a few precautionary steps you shouldn't really have to 'take apart' valves or risk damaging them. Just brush your teeth before you play, make sure you oil properly and not too much, and every now and then give it a soap and water bath or just run some clean water through the horn to get rid of spit.
Also emptying the horn after rehearsals/practicing never hurts either. -William In a message dated 9/28/2005 5:26:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How true!! When I was in the Army there was always the story about someone putting Brasso in the crank case of some not so nice person`s car. The Brasso was slow working but effective over the long haul for ruining an engine. By the time the problem was identified, so much time had elapsed that it was difficult to diagnose the cause. The perfect crime! _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
