Re: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance

2004-03-06 Thread blackjack_ cajun
Anybody know anything about the Conn 8D having this...erm... Factory dust of some sort? Jon From: Chris Tedesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Horn List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Horn List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance Date: Sat, 6

Re: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance

2004-03-06 Thread Chris Tedesco
Often I'll give my leadpipe a good squirt of valve juice and blow and wiggle to simply oil my valves! Works pretty well too. Chris --- Graeme Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't think there would be much factory dirt in a Yamaha horn, but I would > strongly advise pouring a teaspoon or

RE: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance

2004-03-05 Thread Hans
6 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance I don't think there would be much factory dirt in a Yamaha horn, but I would strongly advise pouring a teaspoon or so of valve oil (eg. Al Cass) down the mouthpipe, and blowing it vigourously through the horn while wriggling

RE: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance

2004-03-05 Thread Hans
Who told you the nonsense about "factory dust" ?? As far as I know, all instruments are chemically cleaned, special if they are lacquered. But rinsing the instrument (NOT brushing) from backwards (filling water into the bell & turn the horn around until the water comes off the front hole) will

Re: [Hornlist] New Horn Maintenance

2004-03-05 Thread Graeme Evans
I don't think there would be much factory dirt in a Yamaha horn, but I would strongly advise pouring a teaspoon or so of valve oil (eg. Al Cass) down the mouthpipe, and blowing it vigourously through the horn while wriggling the valve levers. This will spread it in a mist over the inside of the hor