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Maintenance
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Twice Yearly Maintenance
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Cleaning the Instrument
1.
Prepare a brass soap water solution using
between 10 to 15 parts warm water (78°F to
88°F) and 1 part brass soap. Before putting the
instrument into the solution, remove the valve
slides.
2.
Apply some soap water solution to the brush
on the end of flexible cleaner and use the
cleaner to clean the inside of the instrument’s
tubing.
3.
After cleaning the instrument, use clean water
to thoroughly rinse out the dirt and soap.
4.
After completely removing all moisture with a
gauze, apply oil and grease.
Take Care When Cleaning Inside of the Instru-
ment
Never dismantle the rotors. Also, when rinsing the
tubing with water, run water through the main tun-
ing slides in the opposite direction of the airflow.
If water is run through the instrument from the
mouthpiece, dirt can become clogged in the valves
causing the valves to become sluggish.
5.
Apply some soap water solution to a mouth-
piece brush and insert it into the throat to
clean the mouthpiece, then thoroughly rinse it
out with clean water.
