Posted by Gary Swart on July 09, 2003 at 15:05:28:
In Reply to: Breaking in a new tuba posted by Tony on July 08, 2003 at 20:12:07:
When the valves on a tuba I used to own would start to stick, I would pull them out, wash them in warm water, rinse and dry them. I'd swab the cylinders out with a terry cloth towel, but I didn't use anything on it. When I reassembled everything, I'd oil well with Space Filler. On this horn I found the light weight formula for tight valves worked best. I did not have to oil the valves very often between these cleanings, and when I did, it only required a small amount of oil. I don't want to start a valve oil war, but that did work for me.