| My favorite slide grease is the Schilke slide grease with Lanolin, although it takes a bit of time to break down on the first and third slides and it can be a bit sluggish for a day or two, even when cut a bit with valve oil. Rikrdo, what trumpet are you playing? Some trumpets come with tighter slides - I had a Yahama that had tight slides, but the slides on every Bach I have owned have all been very smooth and fast.
Manny, your comment about adult players who hardly use their slides doesn't really surprise me. It wasn't until I had been playing in a brass quintet for a bit that I started using mine subconsiously and all the time. If I didn't, the intonation and resonance variances stuck out like a sore thumb!
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