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Originally Posted by Elliot84  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. |
Elliot,
I don't know what you are talking about. If a horn is properly cleaned, it stays that way for a while. The effect of the valve oil does not spread quickly to the rest of the horn. If your horn is silver and you live in an area with a lot of sulphur in the water, the horn will tarnish VERY quickly. If the horn is brass and the laquer is gone, it will also oxidize. That is not a "defect". What part looks like small lips? What is it made out of?
I wash my horn in the sink with dishwashing liquid (with lemon scent). I then run the snake brush through it, rinse it out, let it dry, grease the slides, oil the valves and play test it. It ALWAYS is in the case when I am not making music.
I don't see how you have been screwed? The previous owners "dirt" has long been washed off/out.