| Hi,
This is just my take on it, evrybody probably has a different opinion.
1. Trust it straight away. If you can't you've bought the wrong horn.
2. Sitting with a tuner is an interesting excercise but (in my mind) it's somewhat academic. Use and trust your ear, try and play it with different mouthpieces.
3. I keep plenty of oil up to the valves and wipe them clean (and re-oil them) just about every session until theyre just right. Give it a bath straight away and blow some valve oil through it..oil the amado keys as well.
4. I show off my new trumpets and let others play them straight away (particularly good players who will compliment me on the choice..it's an ego thing :)
Regards
Trevor |