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Tootsall · 04-06-2007, 09:55 AM

Ask them what's included: a total chem bath? or just some elbow grease by an accolyte in the repair shop?

FWIW, I've always cleaned my own... taken it apart and given it a bath myself. I'll polish up the slides, using Silvo, to remove any gunge. There are several websites that offer complete instructions.

If you aren't particularly handy or have never done it yourself you might want to see what the shop can do but $50 will buy you about an hour's worth of someone else's time.

Is the shop one of the major instrument chain stores "up here"? or a local "mom and pop" type operation?

04-06-2007, 09:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tootsall Fortissimo User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Yee HAW! Posts: 4,641	Re: Trumpet...Major Cleaning Ask them what's included: a total chem bath? or just some elbow grease by an accolyte in the repair shop? FWIW, I've always cleaned my own... taken it apart and given it a bath myself. I'll polish up the slides, using Silvo, to remove any gunge. There are several websites that offer complete instructions. If you aren't particularly handy or have never done it yourself you might want to see what the shop can do but $50 will buy you about an hour's worth of someone else's time. Is the shop one of the major instrument chain stores "up here"? or a local "mom and pop" type operation?