| Sooner or later, any gunk in the leadpipe will make its way to the valves with our without oil. On a "clean" horn, the oil in the leadpipe does help protect against red-rot and other nasty spit-induced pitting. As an added bonus, you get a nice fat splat when you empty your spit valve!
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