Re: [Hornlist] Stuck slides (Sort of HR)

[BrassArtsUnlim]

In a message dated 9/3/2004 2:45:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
writes:


> My questions 
> are: is it safe to use Liquid Wrench (or is there a better product)? 
> Is it likely to do any good??
> 


FWIW, I always use a penetrating oil before pulling slides, which is best 
done with special slide pulling pliers and other tools designed to not damage the 
instrument.  Any good penetrating oil is a good idea.

Dave Weiner
Brass Arts Unlimited
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[Hornlist] Stuck slides (Sort of HR)

[Kjellrun Hestekin]

Looking for some advice from the astute horn folks (and apologies to 
those who will get this on both horn lists)

I am teaching the brass methods class at our fiscally challenged 
university this fall. Grad students have been teaching it for the 
past few years, and I'm finding many of the instruments have not been 
maintained terribly well (at all??)

Many of the instruments have immoveable slides. In an effort to 
stretch the budget a bit, I thought I would make an attempt to free 
some of them up before resorting to hauling them all in. (Instruments 
with valve problems are going straight to the shop!) My questions 
are: is it safe to use Liquid Wrench (or is there a better product)? 
Is it likely to do any good??

Thanks in advance for any advice.
Spending my weekend in the maintenance room,
Kjellrun
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Kjellrun K. Hestekin
School of Music, MUN
St. John's, NFLD.
CANADA   A1C 5S7
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