Cleaning House

bluegill · 05-08-2007, 09:00 PM

Manny,

I was just wondering what you do to clean your trumpet, and how often you do clean it. Thanks!

-Keith

Manny Laureano · 05-08-2007, 11:13 PM

Funny you should ask...

...because my C trumpet is flipping filthy and needs cleaning, pronto! I can say the same for my Bb. I have many nstruments and it's a litle harder to keep track of which is clean, which isn't. I don't have a regular ceaning schedule but I can tell when they need cleaning because I start to miss notes when they're not in proper shape.

ML

Vulgano Brother · 05-09-2007, 07:03 PM

I think Manny just buys new ones when they get dirty. Here is a pretty good link for the more traditional and (much cheaper) conventional technique:

Trumpet Cleaning for Students

Cleaning the leadpipe frequently reduces the need to put the horn in the tub (or buy a new one). Bob Reeves makes a cool swab for that purpose. Keeping the mouthpiece clean helps too. There are some really cool and controversial voodoo techniques, but I won't get into those at the moment.

Have fun!

bluegill · 05-09-2007, 07:31 PM

Yeah that's what I've been doing for the most part. To prove it, here's a plesant picture of what my trumpet left behind last night after a nice cleaning.

Vulgano Brother · 05-09-2007, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegill

Yeah that's what I've been doing for the most part. To prove it, here's a plesant picture of what my trumpet left behind last night after a nice cleaning.

Cool photo! You can use that to gross out viola players!

bluegill · 05-09-2007, 07:54 PM

Good idea! But you know, just looking at that picture and remembering how long it took me to clean that thing out makes me feel really glad i chose trumpet over tuba. Not that I ever doubted my choice, but it would suck to clean out a tuba.

PSH · 05-09-2007, 10:18 PM

While I understand that there are people out there that are new to this and that may not know all of the terminology, I think my favorite line is "the valve casing is the hole where the valve was."

and keith, amen about the tuba man. where would you put one even? no way it'll fit in a bathtub...

B15M · 05-10-2007, 04:29 AM

I tacked up a piece of paper in my office and when I clean a trumpet I write it down with the date.

rowuk · 05-10-2007, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSH

and keith, amen about the tuba man. where would you put one even? no way it'll fit in a bathtub...

We clean my sons' tuba in the shower. It is no worse than bathing a dog or cat. Makes about the same amount of mess too!

talcito · 05-10-2007, 02:27 PM

Man, every time I clean my horn I lose a full step on my range and I start missing notes all over the map.....Hmmm, maybe I should clean it more often!

05-08-2007, 09:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
bluegill New Friend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 32	Cleaning House Manny, I was just wondering what you do to clean your trumpet, and how often you do clean it. Thanks! -Keith

05-08-2007, 11:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Manny Laureano Utimate User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: USA Posts: 5,989	Re: Cleaning House Funny you should ask... ...because my C trumpet is flipping filthy and needs cleaning, pronto! I can say the same for my Bb. I have many nstruments and it's a litle harder to keep track of which is clean, which isn't. I don't have a regular ceaning schedule but I can tell when they need cleaning because I start to miss notes when they're not in proper shape. ML

05-09-2007, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vulgano Brother Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Home Posts: 3,265	Re: Cleaning House I think Manny just buys new ones when they get dirty. Here is a pretty good link for the more traditional and (much cheaper) conventional technique: Trumpet Cleaning for Students Cleaning the leadpipe frequently reduces the need to put the horn in the tub (or buy a new one). Bob Reeves makes a cool swab for that purpose. Keeping the mouthpiece clean helps too. There are some really cool and controversial voodoo techniques, but I won't get into those at the moment. Have fun! __________________ "A tool good enough to be so used and not too good" C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength www.letsbuildhope.org

05-09-2007, 07:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
bluegill New Friend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 32	Re: Cleaning House Good idea! But you know, just looking at that picture and remembering how long it took me to clean that thing out makes me feel really glad i chose trumpet over tuba. Not that I ever doubted my choice, but it would suck to clean out a tuba.

05-09-2007, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
PSH Pianissimo User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 79	Re: Cleaning House While I understand that there are people out there that are new to this and that may not know all of the terminology, I think my favorite line is "the valve casing is the hole where the valve was." and keith, amen about the tuba man. where would you put one even? no way it'll fit in a bathtub... __________________ "Taxes, that's your real inalienable right!" -Wynton Marsalis

05-10-2007, 04:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
B15M Forte User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Monroe Ct. Posts: 1,284	Re: Cleaning House I tacked up a piece of paper in my office and when I clean a trumpet I write it down with the date. __________________ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=238487314 http://webpages.charter.net/joespitzer/

05-10-2007, 02:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
talcito Piano User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 300	Re: Cleaning House Man, every time I clean my horn I lose a full step on my range and I start missing notes all over the map.....Hmmm, maybe I should clean it more often!

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