Posted by I think... on November 16, 2003 at 21:19:04:
In Reply to: cleaning tuning slides posted by clarke on November 14, 2003 at 15:21:52:
that I'd be afraid to do this if some grit on the sandpaper were to come off, stick to the slide, and when you re-inserted the side into the instrument, the grit etched the slide(think BIG LONG GOUGES) and that would definitely cause problems. Steel wool at least doesn't come off onto the slide.