Mark,
I returned last year from a stint as Director of the Royal Guard of Oman
Military School of Music. My annual budget included a search for slide
grease that didn't melt in temperatures of 50 Celsius. This one has no
maker's name only the following:
Grease
Ultra-Heavy
for Tuning Slides
(800-PRO-OILS)
All I can tell you is that it worked, was ordered from a Giardinelli
catalogue and makes you look like an extra in the pizza restaurant scene in
the movie "Top Secret"! Go get some!
In a career of over 40 years as a professional horn player I have never used
rotary valve oil in the valves of my Alex, two Conn 8Ds and now a 35 year
old King Eroica. The only time I did need it was when I owned, briefly, a
Holton 179. Again, it was a must in Oman because the 179 was the only horn
that fitted the Sultan's requirement of silver plate for his 3 bands. Nickel
silver would not do. Valve tolerances on Holtons are (too) tight which is
why they supply rotary valve oil with every new instrument.
Finally, this grease makes up for wear and tear on ageing slides that are
loose and move unintentionally.
Hope this is some help to you.
Ralph R. Hall
----- Original Message -----
From: <mkolnsb...@cs.com>
To: <Horn@music.memphis.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 4:20 AM
Subject: [Hornlist] Slide Grease
Any suggestions for a long lasting slide grease.? I have tried gun grease;
Selmer Slide/Cork Grease; GOO Tuning valve slide lube; Schilke Slide
Grease w lanolin; all Hetman types; STP. Nothing lasts more than a week w
the Holton Rotary valve oil I use.
Thanks,
Mark________________________________________________________________________
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