Best Slide Grease - Page 2

cornetguy · 04-02-2008, 06:26 PM

I use the Schilke slide grease which has lanolin in it, it seems to work the best for me and my horns

hagertheherald · 04-02-2008, 06:49 PM

To be sure, use Ultra Pure!

tedh1951 · 04-02-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowuk

Anhydrous Lanolin from the drugstore, cheap, dependable and easy to remove when cleaning. It is not poisonous and can get the perfect consistency for the first and 3rd valves with a drop of valve oil. The tuning slide and 2nd valve should be applied undiluted.

I do not like vasoline because it is not thick enough for the tuning slide and 2nd valve slide and it is not viscous enough to keep the slided covered. Metal to metal contact means WEAR!

Anhydrous Lanolin for me too, plus a bit of Al Cass FAST oil for the 1st and 3rd slides. This mix works equally well for my Getzens, Boosey and Hawkes, and Weril instruments. One of the B&H tuning slides leaks a little water at times - this mix solves that drama with no expensive repairs required (the horn is 53 years old).

Bay Area Brass · 04-03-2008, 12:05 AM

I use the Hetman oil and slide grease, but the ultra pure stuff works well too.

rowuk · 04-03-2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldlou

For $5.59 per monstrous 10OZ. tin you can have the best that I have ever found, and it works wonders on chapped hands too. It is a formulation of Petrolatum,( Vasoline ), lanolin and .03% medication by volume. It is the same stuff that many horn makers have repackaged and sold for BIG money. Bag Balm. Try it. You will like it and if you don't, use it to soften your hands for your sweety. See, no waste of money, and it just might improve your love life. I see all of this as a big plus.

OLDLOU>>

My hands are usually pretty soft, but my lips.................. Does it work there too?

gglassmeyer · 04-03-2008, 11:53 AM

I use the Hetman "grease" (really more thick oil than grease) on 1st and 3rd and the Yamaha grease in the chapstik style container for tuning and 2nd. The hetman stuff is more expensiive that the lanolin though so when I run out, I'll try what the others have suggested.

oldlou · 04-03-2008, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowuk

My hands are usually pretty soft, but my lips.................. Does it work there too?

YUP!! It surely does. My wife uses it instead of Chapstick on those days that she does not wear lipstick.That keeps her lips soft and I do love that. In my case, I don't have much of a problem with chapped lips, but, because I prefer not to wear gloves or mittens in our Michigan winters, my hands do take a beating and Bag Balm is my standard cure for that.

OLDLOU>>

Dr. Zink · 04-03-2008, 02:50 PM

I'm intrigued by lanolin. And will give it a try-my wife has some, well, er... nipple salve from when she was breast feeding, which is mostlanolin. So far I've been a fan of Selmer slide grease. I have used a bit of Bagbalm in the past but don't remember how well it worked or if it diluted too easily from valve oil/condensation.

For my old cornet i'd like something that'll stay sticky and thick and not dilute. Any suggestions?

Dr. Z

brassmojo · 04-03-2008, 03:00 PM

Geeez when I went to buy anhydrous lanolin at the store it was $20 for about 1 lb. This was the only size available. Now I fugure I have enough lanolin to lube my horn for the next 3 centuries.
Buy anything in small amounts. They're all about the same---sticky and greasy.
Zaja has perfumed grease---wow smelly grease, how wonderful.

3C

flugelgirl · 04-03-2008, 04:13 PM

I like Spacefiller, which is also lanolin based. It's a liquid, and you only need a tiny drop, so it lasts a really long time. Lanolin doesn't leave so much black stuff on clothes, which is great for me during whites season!

04-02-2008, 06:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
cornetguy Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 778	Re: Best Slide Grease I use the Schilke slide grease which has lanolin in it, it seems to work the best for me and my horns __________________ Per aspera ad astra

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hagertheherald Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cleveland Ohio Posts: 58	Re: Best Slide Grease To be sure, use Ultra Pure!

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Bay Area Brass Pianissimo User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 57	Re: Best Slide Grease I use the Hetman oil and slide grease, but the ultra pure stuff works well too. __________________ Bill Ortiz billortiz.com '56 Matin Committee Deluxe trumpet/Schilke 15 mouthpiece Couesnon Star Flugelhorn

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gglassmeyer Pianissimo User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 172	Re: Best Slide Grease I use the Hetman "grease" (really more thick oil than grease) on 1st and 3rd and the Yamaha grease in the chapstik style container for tuning and 2nd. The hetman stuff is more expensiive that the lanolin though so when I run out, I'll try what the others have suggested. __________________ Greg Glassmeyer

04-03-2008, 02:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dr. Zink Pianissimo User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Coast US Posts: 66	Re: Best Slide Grease I'm intrigued by lanolin. And will give it a try-my wife has some, well, er... nipple salve from when she was breast feeding, which is mostlanolin. So far I've been a fan of Selmer slide grease. I have used a bit of Bagbalm in the past but don't remember how well it worked or if it diluted too easily from valve oil/condensation. For my old cornet i'd like something that'll stay sticky and thick and not dilute. Any suggestions? Dr. Z Last edited by Dr. Zink; 04-03-2008 at 02:53 PM.

04-03-2008, 03:00 PM	#19 (permalink)
brassmojo Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 56	Re: Best Slide Grease Geeez when I went to buy anhydrous lanolin at the store it was $20 for about 1 lb. This was the only size available. Now I fugure I have enough lanolin to lube my horn for the next 3 centuries. Buy anything in small amounts. They're all about the same---sticky and greasy. Zaja has perfumed grease---wow smelly grease, how wonderful. 3C

04-03-2008, 04:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
flugelgirl Pianissimo User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 224	Re: Best Slide Grease I like Spacefiller, which is also lanolin based. It's a liquid, and you only need a tiny drop, so it lasts a really long time. Lanolin doesn't leave so much black stuff on clothes, which is great for me during whites season! __________________ Reeves V Raptor Yamaha 8335RGM 50's Calicchio Marcienkewicz Rembrandt flugel Schilke P5-4 French Besson Classic C Weril Regium Eb/D

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