OILING THE VALVES
- do this about 2 times a week.
Hold your trumpet exactly like would would when
playing it but hold it at a 45 degree angle downward.
Unscrew he top cap and lift the valve only half way out
of the casing. Do not remove it completely.
Put about 5 drops of valve oil on the valve surface.
Spread the oil around by rotating the valve up and down
and around in the casing. Let the valve fall into the
casing all the way down. Turn the valve until you hear a
click, indicating that the valve guide has fallen in the
right space. This aligns the valve with all the ports.
(The valve guide is a small plastic piece located under
the valve spring. This valve guide must snap into a little
notch inside the casing. When it does, the valve will be