Tips
Cleaning Brass Instruments
You should always clean your instrument on a regular basis. Regular
cleaning will wash out acids that can attack the metal from the
inside and outside.
Simply remove all slides and pistons from the horn. Next, place
a towel in your bath tub and gently set the horn with its parts
on it. The towel will help to keep scratches from appearing allowing
your horn to always have that new look.
Next, plug the drain and turn on the water. Make sure the water
is warm not hot. Put some non-abrasive dish washing soap in the
tub as you fill it. Let soak overnight. This will loosen any debris
inside the horn. Now rinse thoroughly, again with warm not hot
water. Wipe your horn off with a flannel cloth not terry cloth
which could add small scratches to the finish. Now you are ready
to assemble your horn. Make sure to use good oil and slide grease.
For oil, we highly recommend Pro-Oil Hybrid. You can purchase
a bottle from us for $6.00 which includes shipping. Give
us a call. For grease we recommend anhydrous lanolin. You
can get this at any pharmacy. With proper care using the above
methods and products your instrument should last you a lifetime.
Trivia
Ever wonder what Doc Severinson
and Miles Davis have in common besides playing the trumpet?
Both of their fathers were dentists. Doc's real name is Carl H.
Severinsen. He rec'd the nickname "Little Doc" while
he was growing up in Arlington, Oregon. Miles father, who was
also a dentist, purchased him a trumpet on his 13th birthday.
By the way, his mother played classical violin.
For all you old timers (and young ones
too) did you know that the brass section sound that you heard
in the "I Love Lucy" nightclub scenes was in fact contributed
largely by Claude Gordon?
He was the first chair trumpet player for CBS and was behind the
scenes for not only the I Love Lucy Show, but also the Our Miss
Brooks show. It was the Wilbur Hatch Orchestra behind the set.
If you have some interesting trivia or tips you would like to
share, drop us an email.
We may add it to our website!
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