Clangor Care and Maintenance: Tips to Keep Yours in Top Playing Condition
I have been involved in playing and teaching music for over twenty years. I’m primarily a trombonist, but on the way I learned to play trumpet, french horn the trumpet and the euphonium are quite proficient. Having taught private lessons in various instruments for fourteen years, I have taught many players, especially young players; they have little idea how to take care to keep their playing equipment in top condition. Here are some tips that will help young trumpet players learn how to keep their instruments in great shape.
What you need: A quality music store that carries string instruments should have all the materials you need to keep your trumpet clean and in good working order. You will need valve oil, grease the slide, a soft cloth (a small cloth diaper works well), and a. cleaning a small snake Make sure that the brush end of the cleaning snake is small enough to easily pass through your various metal pipes.
Octature Valves: The oil pipe valve is the most common and probably the most regular maintenance you will need to perform. Valves are very delicate, so be careful not to bend or bend any part of them while working. Begin by prying off the top of your first valve cap and carefully removing it from the valve cover. Wipe the pleat and the inner pleat cover with a soft cleaning, making sure no lint remains. . Hold the valve at an angle and drop the valve oil into it, so that the oil coats the cylinder on all sides.
A small amount should be enough, but you want to make sure the valve is well coated. To repeat the valve, look at the fitting. The notch will be somewhere on the inside of the cylinder. Line up the pick with the notch, and line it up right in the tackle.
Screw the valve cap on tightly and test the valve to make sure it moves easily. Repeat the process with the other two valves. If you remove all three valves at once, be careful not to mix them up! Valves only coming into the slot; they are not converted. Most brass valve instruments are numbered on the sides, so this helps prevent them from getting mixed up.
Tuning Slides: It is very important to keep the tuning slides clean and well lubricated, especially the third valve slide. Start by sliding the cords and hanging by removing the soft cloth. After cleaning, run your snake through the slide itself and the trumpet cover where it will slow down, wiping off any gunk that comes out of the brush. Rub a small amount of tuning slide grease (or oil) all over the part that will be slowed down on the trumpet.
Not much! Replace the tuning slide and pump the jacket evenly several times and make sure it moves well. It is important to remember that if the tuning fork slides, you must depress the valve until you have finished moving its slide. Moving or moving the slide without holding on to the valve can cause back pain pressure and can damage your tube
General cleaning: Most of your horn can be cleaned with a mild soap and water solution. Remove the tuning slide and valve and slowly pour the detergent solution through the interior, swirling it to hit a certain part of the cornice.
Flush with clean water, trim, re-slide and oil your valves before rebuilding them. The exterior of your horn can be kept shiny and free of fingerprints and other marks and smudges by simply wiping and polishing as needed with your soft cloth. Polishing brass and other metallic substances can sometimes damage the fabric of brass instruments, so use them sparingly if at all.
