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Old 04-26-2008, 12:40 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Modified Bach Strad

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Originally Posted by Elliot84 View Post
i just bought that horn 2 months ago and i'm not to happy with it. the 3nd valve is messed it has a little this on it shaped like small lips and it rubbs against the valve casing causing it to wear and stick. not only that the horn is really dirty even when i took it out of the box all the slides were all warn and nasty. i wash it every week and it just gets more and more dirty. i dont really eat and play or anything like that, so i havent been happy with it, i'm thinking of changing it when i get home, i'm teaching in africa right now so i got kind of screwed haha.
The acidity of your saliva could be reacting with your valve oil causing stuff to build up in your horn. Try different oil.
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