I'll bet I'll be able to get that nice light slime coat inside my horn in a pretty short amount of time. ;-) I hear that playing romantic music such as Brahms and Schumann speeds up the slime buildup process.
Bob Dickow Lionel Hampton School of Music "I was raised to believe that there is such a thing as "too clean". The instrument functions better w/a light slime coat -" <snip> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Molly White Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 1:48 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Horn cleaning I was raised to believe that there is such a thing as "too clean". The instrument functions better w/a light slime coat - which should be achieved thru oil, not organic sludge,& emphasis on "light". Urban myth or true story? But acid bath should get everything plenty cleaned out. Nuclear weaponry should not be necessary! M. White Missouri _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
