"Luke Zyla" <lz...@suddenlink.net> wrote: subject: Re: [Hornlist] Slide Grease and valve oil
>About oiling the valves. >There are only two bearings on rotor valves. The rotor surfaces do not >touch the sides of the valve casing, so it in not necessary to oil inside >the valve. Adding oil inside the valve only creates a mess that must be >cleaned out or diluted by adding more and more oil. Start by removing the >valves and clean them well. Oil only the bearings upon reassembly. Your >valves will work quickly and need only very occasional oiling on the top and >bottom bearings. Heed Hans' advice and stop over oiling your valves. But wait: Don't the great Horn Techs all advocate oiling the rotors to avoid creating a "spit sandwich?" The real problem is the need to protect the rotor surface from all the unavoidable enzymatic forces passing through the windways, right? On another track, it is my conjecture that rotor oil also helps to create a better seal in the valve, certainly better than water or saliva. What poetic and lofty topics we horn players turn to! -Brent Brent A. Shires Horn Instructor, University of Central Arkansas Studio Phone: 501-450-5768 Cell Phone: 501-472-3350 email: bshi...@uca.edu web: http://www.uca.edu http://www.arkansashorn.org Third Horn, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn, Conway and Pine Bluff Symphonies Horn Instructor, Dixie Band Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
