mevenden

Would anyone recommend a particular cleaning kit or brush to clean the trumpet ?

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Mark
London IK

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veery715

HW Products Brass Saver - brushes w/o metal shafts. A bit more expensive -around $20, but well worth it. Get a leadpipe swab while you're at it. Use the TM search feature for how do do it.
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rowuk

I have a collection and to be honest, if you clean regularly, it doesn't matter. If you don't, it doesn't matter either.

I am using a trombone brush. It is longer and the bristles being a bit larger seem to scrub better. The important part is the how often, not with what.

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thebugleboy

I've been a trumpet man for about 44 years, and unless you have something odd that can't be dipped into pretty warm water, put your disassembled axe on a towel in the tub filled with water s hot as you can COMFORTABLY handle. Use bore brushes (music store) and NO CLEANER to thoroughly clean the innards (have all the slides pulled apart). If you clean it regularly, you won't need to apply any kind of protectant solution to the bore...that can cause deposits anyway. Use whatever slide lube is recommended today (I've used vaseline for years with no trouble to my horns), but use sparingly as it will push out into the inside bore. KEEP YOUR MOUTHPIECE CLEAN!! Regularly swab the bell. I'm an oldtimer who has kept instruments in playable condition for years. Take care of them, and they will pay you back. Neglect them, and they will pay you back. Make your own valve oil from denatured kerosene (careful, it's flammable) seasoned with a gasoline additive (I like the old formula Bardahl) and oil of wintergreen. I mix a gallon at a time. If you're a student, mix it up and refill your friends' oil bottles for a profit. Use a dropper type valve oil bottle (buy a good brand oil and keep refilling after it runs out). The best polish for the outside is a soft cloth and playing the instrument (for laquered ones, that is), many polishes will eventually flake the laquer.

HSOtrumpet1

I personally wouldn't worry about it.... It's not that important unless you feel that there is something wrong with your horn...

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bagmangood

I've found the HW brushes to work real well
and I'll agree it doesn't particularly matter which kind, so long as you do it often

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tedh1951

Hell's bells ... that's a LOT of oil. Can you mix it with orange juice?

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thebugleboy

Yeah, but it gets kind of sticky and attracts ants. You could mix less, but when you're a serious performer, it will go in a fairly short time. It also works well to loosen stuck hardware (nuts & bolts) because it's so thin and penetrates so well. Also, it's sort of hard to buy a few ounces of denatured kero. There may be a synthetic substance now you can use in place of the smelly kero, but the old stuff works so well. I haven't found denatured for years, and had been using good clear kero (no heating oil or any kero with lots of dye...especially red...and no diesel). Any petroleum product that's thinner than kero is too volitile and flammable - and hard to keep fresh.

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