Posted by Rick F on July 04, 2001 at 14:35:48:
In Reply to: Best Valve Oil posted by Dan Mordhorst on July 03, 2001 at 06:43:17:
I use Hetman's Light on my Yamaha 641 euphonium. I used BiNak 495 for about 3 months and JUST LOVED IT! Then all of a sudden, my second valve became very sluggish. After wiping down the valve and casing re-apply *small amount* -- same results. I think there must have been something in the compensating knuckle that I couldn't get at to clean out which was causing the trouble with BiNak. After an hour of frustration, I put Hetman's light on, and all was fine. Hetman's doesn't last as long as BiNak (when it worked), but it does last at least three days between oiling. No worry about over oiling either.
Rick F.