Jonathon West wrote: "Instead, what I do when oiling the rotors is to remove the slides altogether. Then hold the horn so that the open ends of the slides are vertical. Position the dropper in turn above the centre of each open tube and drop a single drop of oil down each one, so that it drops on to the rotor directly without ever touching the sides of the tubing. Operate the valves to spread the oil across the rotors, then replace the slides.
I suspect that avoiding grease contamination is more important for keeping the valves operating freely than the brand of oil you use." The way I learned it was to drop the oil inside the removed slides, then push in the slides all the way and turning the horn so the oil would flow into the rotors without touching (hopefully) the slide grease. So far, my rotors haven't gummed up. Donald Huang _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
