[Trombone-l] tuning slide too slick was Re: Lip care

[Jeff Albert]

I agree it is very messy, but I don't get a strong smell off of it.   
Maybe too many nights in smoky clubs have done olfactory damage...

Jeff

On Mar 22, 2006, at 8:01 AM, Roger Hecht wrote:

> At 07:56 AM 3/22/2006, Jeff Albert wrote:
>> Hetmann makes this stuff called Ultra Slide Grease.  It is their lube
>> #9.  It is VERY thick, and can be a bit messy to apply, but it lasts
>> a long time, and only lets the slide move when you want it to.  It
>> also makes short smooth moves of the slide easy, helping to avoid
>> that poorly lubed "I only wanted to move a 1/4 in but it bumped out 2
>> inches" scene.
>>
>> Jeff
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> I've got some of this. It is very messy, and smells. There was  
> something else about it that bothered me, too--I forget now. What I  
> wish Hetman would do is release what I think is a #10. It's  
> something that only repair shops get, as far as I can tell. It's  
> very thick, but is more like their #8, in that it's green and,  
> while thick, not nearly as messy and difficult to work with as #9,  
> and it doesn't smell. And it's very stiff on the slide.
> Roger Hecht
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