Long brush for leadpipe?

Deecy · 07-29-2006, 03:23 PM

While recoating my trumpet tuning crook with grease I took a look through the leadpipe. What a mess! Grease, pieces of Kleenex(Don't ask!), even a plastic "tone enhancer" some guy from Colorado must have sold me at the NYC Brass conference. The schmutz is so dense and stuck to the walls that I'm sure soap and water alone won't remove it all.
Does anybody know where to find a "bottle brush" long enough and small enough in diameter to reach the full length of the leadpipe?
Maybe if the leadpipe is that filthy the rest of the horn needs a soap-and-water brushing out as well.
(Please don't suggest sending it out. I ain't gonna do that.)

Thanks for replies.

Alex Yates · 07-29-2006, 03:27 PM

Look in the kitchen utensil section of the grocery or Walmart/Target/Walgreen's type place for a "teapot" brush. Jim Thompson told me about this years ago and it is handy to keep in the gig bag for a quick cleaning job.

ptynan · 07-29-2006, 03:28 PM

Go to any music store and ask for a "trumpet cleaning snake". A full trumpet cleaning kit will include one also.

PT

Deecy · 07-29-2006, 03:30 PM

Thanks Alex. How long are these brushes?
Do they reach all the way through or at least half way through?

Solar Bell · 07-29-2006, 03:34 PM

Get a REKA kit.

The best cleaning tools I have used!

-cw-

Alex Yates · 07-29-2006, 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deecy

Thanks Alex. How long are these brushes?
Do they reach all the way through or at least half way through?

Yes Tom, they reach a little over half way and are good at removing "crud".
They are designed to scrub out the spout section of a teapot.

I also use the REKA kit for normal cleaning, but I carry one of these brushes for in between cleanings when I am on the road.

MahlerBrass · 07-29-2006, 03:40 PM

I like the Reka kit a lot, also the Bob Reeves leadpipes swab works well, push come to shove, you can buy a shotgun barrel brush, it's long and will get the job done, best of luck!

brian moon · 07-29-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MahlerBrass

come to shove, you can buy a shotgun barrel brush, it's long and will get the job done, best of luck!

Don't use one made of metal or you will be sorry some day.

07-29-2006, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Deecy Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 211	Long brush for leadpipe? While recoating my trumpet tuning crook with grease I took a look through the leadpipe. What a mess! Grease, pieces of Kleenex(Don't ask!), even a plastic "tone enhancer" some guy from Colorado must have sold me at the NYC Brass conference. The schmutz is so dense and stuck to the walls that I'm sure soap and water alone won't remove it all. Does anybody know where to find a "bottle brush" long enough and small enough in diameter to reach the full length of the leadpipe? Maybe if the leadpipe is that filthy the rest of the horn needs a soap-and-water brushing out as well. (Please don't suggest sending it out. I ain't gonna do that.) Thanks for replies. __________________ Tom//

07-29-2006, 03:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
ptynan Pianissimo User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 232	Go to any music store and ask for a "trumpet cleaning snake". A full trumpet cleaning kit will include one also. PT __________________ Paul Tynan "Now Available in California!!"

07-29-2006, 03:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deecy Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 211	Thanks Alex. How long are these brushes? Do they reach all the way through or at least half way through? __________________ Tom//

07-29-2006, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
Solar Bell Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 4,260	Get a REKA kit. The best cleaning tools I have used! -cw- __________________ Chuck Willard *The Willard of Oz* "Don't be afraid to see what you see." Ronald Reagan

07-29-2006, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
MahlerBrass Piano User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 371	I like the Reka kit a lot, also the Bob Reeves leadpipes swab works well, push come to shove, you can buy a shotgun barrel brush, it's long and will get the job done, best of luck! __________________ Music isn't a career, it's a way of life.

07-29-2006, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alex Yates Forte User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,405	Look in the kitchen utensil section of the grocery or Walmart/Target/Walgreen's type place for a "teapot" brush. Jim Thompson told me about this years ago and it is handy to keep in the gig bag for a quick cleaning job.

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