Posted by Annoyed on August 18, 2001 at 10:43:09:
Yes, I have read through the plethora of posts on the subject, but I have not found an answer. On my new 2145 I use spacefiller TS and regular valve oil. After a month of playing it, the most-used valves will catch often, but are still fast. It seems like this would have been long enough for the horn to settle in. I don't use side pressure while playing, but it seems as if pushing on the valves in one direction keeps them from catching. I tried washing out just the pistons, not the casings, but they catch even more. So: do I just need to wait for them to break in, should I wash the whole horn (which I have not done yet), or should I just switch to Hetman?