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Yes your fingers will get all greasy. Replace the slide 

tube. 

   

With your fingers wipe off any excess grease that 

squeezes out after you insert the slide. Use this excess to 

put on the next slide. Do the same thing with the next 

slide. 

 

Oiling "fast slides"

 

These are usually the 1st and/or 3rd valve slides. On many trumpets 

the 1st and 3rd valve slides are designed to be a fast moving, fine 

tuning slide. This is why you have a finger ring on it, so that you can 

move it while playing with your finger. On better quality trumpets 

these slide are made to move freely and if you want to retain this 

function then you do not put grease on it, since grease will sow it 

down. Instead you put oil on it. Remember anything you want to 

move fast on a trumpet you put oil on it, anything you want to move 

slow or leave in a certain position, you put grease on it. So if you 

want to retain the quick movement of the 1st and 3rd slides then put a 

drop of oil on each slide tube of the 1st and 3rd slides every time you 

oil the valves. Always press down on the corresponding valve to 

move the slide and when spreading the oil around since there is 

vacuum inside the trumpet. 

NOTE: 

If you are a beginner or have only played for a few years, chances are 

you will not be using your 1st and 3rd fast moving, fine-tuning slides. 

Therefore, its a good idea if you grease them and just make them into 

slow slides, since you are not using their fast slide capabilities 

anyway. The choice is yours what you want to do. Sometimes its just 

Summary of Contents for Trumpet

Page 1: ...Zephyr band instruments CARE MAINTENANCE Trumpet zephyrbandinstruments com Zephyr Band Instruments 3100 Airway Suite 119 Costa Mesa CA 92626 714 429 2391...

Page 2: ...shing cloth A swab or snake is also recommended to clean the inside of the instrument Valve oil Valve oil has three purposes it cleans lubricates and it fills air space An un oiled piston will wear fa...

Page 3: ...ve 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 i...

Page 4: ...shop To avoid all this hassle and expense all you have to do is grease the slides In case you are to lazy to grease the slides and you feel that you are handy anyway will have not trouble pulling out...

Page 5: ...ant to move fast you will slow it down Grease is thick like molasses and slows everything down Valve oil is very thin and has the consistency of water therefore it makes everything move fast Greasing...

Page 6: ...sow it down Instead you put oil on it Remember anything you want to move fast on a trumpet you put oil on it anything you want to move slow or leave in a certain position you put grease on it So if y...

Page 7: ...bably wondering what type of oil to use NOT VALVE OIL It must by thicker oil Motor oil is perfect You can also use woodwind key oil Cleaning your trumpet CLEANING CLOTH Wipe the outside of your trumpe...

Page 8: ...ur valve casing twists the casings go out of round your valves will jam How to Clean Properly This is the best way to clean valves Valve casing brushes are made to clean valves But here s something ch...

Page 9: ...nd easy twist of the mouthpiece will do it To remove twist the other way while pulling out gently Don t drop the mouthpiece into the leadpipe and tap the mouthpiece with your hand You will most likely...

Page 10: ...ilver plating You will also get some polish residue left behind in hard to reach areas and your instruments will look bad You may also get this polish into your valve casings and then you will be in t...

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