[Hornlist] All We Like Sheep
I dunno, I've been using anhydrous lanolin since 1975. My horn doesn't stink, no green stuff growing. It lasts a long time on the slides. My valves are fast. I don't put any oil down the slide tubes. If you do, don't put more than a single drop in each valve. More than that will travel all over and melt your slide grease. Loose slides? For some reason, a lot of repair shops think tuning slide tubes should be shiny. A lot of shops will sand the slides so they look all pretty. Insanity! Or they'll buff them and then not even clean the buffing compound off so it gets into the valves. They do this kind of thing to valves too. I've seen rotors sanded, filed, buffed, soaked in acid for three days, sigh. Best plan is to keep your horn clean and never take it to any idiot repairmen. - Steve Mumford ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] All We Like Sheep
Best plan is to keep your horn clean and never take it to any idiot repairmen. I'll second that. My valves had been getting a bit slow lately, so I've just spent an hour washing the horn through with soapy water, especially getting it into the valve rotors, and then re-oiling the valves (no more than one drop of oil down each of the valve tuning slides) and re-greasing the slides. The valves are much improved, and for no more then the cost of a bit of washing liquid and warm water! Mind you, I have noticed a loose stay on the 3rd valve tuning slide. I suppose that will have to get re-soldered sometime. Jonathan West ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
Re: [Hornlist] All We Like Sheep
All we like sheep??? Maybe you mean: Sheep May Safely Grease I tried Bag Balm only once. In a few days, my horn stunkith mightily and I had to clean it out else I swoon. David Goldberg Steven Mumford wrote: I dunno, I've been using anhydrous lanolin since 1975. My horn doesn't stink, no green stuff growing. It lasts a long time on the slides. My valves are fast. I don't put any oil down the slide tubes. If you do, don't put more than a single drop in each valve. More than that will travel all over and melt your slide grease. Loose slides? For some reason, a lot of repair shops think tuning slide tubes should be shiny. A lot of shops will sand the slides so they look all pretty. Insanity! Or they'll buff them and then not even clean the buffing compound off so it gets into the valves. They do this kind of thing to valves too. I've seen rotors sanded, filed, buffed, soaked in acid for three days, sigh. Best plan is to keep your horn clean and never take it to any idiot repairmen. - Steve Mumford ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/goldberg%40wccnet.org ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
