It is much better to avoid sweating when playing the horn, or trying a change in one´s diet to change the possible acid skin output AND buying a two-pack of microfibre towels in the supermarket for 3.- USD & have it at and while playing to whipe the inside of the bell dry or whipe away finger prints at any place where one touches the horn. If horn & hand are clean, the problem is gone or minimized.
============================================================ =========================================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Sanner Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 10:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Stopped horn problem and Allergy > Tim Kecherson writes about his hand turning green. I agree with everything that has been said so far. However, you really don't need a repairman to fix a lacquer problem like this inside the bell. Polish the area with a good metal polish: silver polish, Flitz, Eagle-1 mag wheel polish--it doesn't really matter what. **Then degrease it throroughly and carefully.** I would wipe it down several times with 91% isopropyl alcohol, which you should be able to buy in a drug store at a buck or two a pint, using a clean paper towel each time. Do this away from open flames. Then take the horn outside on a day that isn't humid, and work away from open flames, without smoking, etc., etc. Get a can of spray clear lacquer. Practice a bit on something other than the horn (I tend to use metal trash cans, and once had the most colorful trashcans for blocks around, but that's another story) to learn how to apply a coat without runs, sags, or orange peel. Then spray the area inside the bell. Let it dry the recommended time between coats (it may not be very long--10 minutes or so) and give it a couple more coats. If it doesn't look great, it really doesn't matter; it isn't in a visible spot. Lacquer is basically guncotton in an extremely flammable solvent. So definitely heed my admonition to do this outside, away from flames, sparks, and so on. Walter Lawson had some, uh, hair-raising stories about the results of not being careful with lacquer (that, much to my surprise, didn't involve him getting singed or blown up) that I'll mention as a further caution, but won't try to tell, since I can't do it nearly as well as he did. If it's a small enough area, just use clear nail polish, as suggested earlier. Howard Sanner [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
