[Trombone-l] tuning slide too slick

[Randy Campora]

Look around on the web and buy some Dow Corning Vacuum Grease, I believe 
it's called. It is a silicon based lubricant for glass beakers and 
rubber stoppers that lab techs use and it is by far the best tuning 
slide stuff I've used, and it lasts forever. It is clear, does not break 
down in heat or water and does not mess up your horn.

dajohansen at i-55.com wrote:

>I've had some luck with STP oil treatment.  Problems are that you get enough to
>last until the second coming and it makes your case smell like a crankcase.
>
>For a quick, cheap fix you can go to your local hardware store, purchase a
>couple of large o-ring gaskets from the plumbing department and slip them over
>the raw brass tubes of the tuning slide.  They hold the slide pretty nicely.
>
>Dave Johansen
>
>  
>
>>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
>>
>>=====================
>>Jeff Albert
>>
>>www.jeffalbert.com
>>www.scratchmybrain.com
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>>
>>On Mar 22, 2006, at 4:30 AM, John Burton wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Talking about tuning slides...
>>>
>>>I was fooling with a Duo Gravis, pondering addig it to the collection,
>>>when, while playing it, I kept noticing it kept getting sharper and
>>>sharper.  The tuning slide kept slipping IN.
>>>
>>>The thing slipped and slud nearly about as smoothly as the slide..
>>>Another reason I didn't add it to the arsonal, but still.  Question:
>>>How do you make a tuning slide LESS slick?
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu
>>>[mailto:trombone-l-bounces at maillists.samford.edu] On Behalf Of Chris
>>>Tune
>>>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 2:43 AM
>>>To: emrose79; Wayne Dyess; Bone List
>>>Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Lip care
>>>
>>>No matter HOW good looking anybody is in my section. . . .they are NOT
>>>getting my lip balm. . .
>>>
>>>Which is:
>>>
>>>Vaseline.  The kind in the squeeze-lip-balm kind of container.   
>>>Only use
>>>it when I feel like a chapped lip situation is coming on.  Typically
>>>during very windy "Santa Ana" conditions.
>>>
>>>Would double in an emergency for lube for the tuning slide.  (gotta  
>>>have
>>>that. . .just in case you zip off with that old horn you haven't  
>>>had out
>>>in years. . .and find the tuner is stuck!)
>>>
>>>Chris
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "emrose79" <emrose79 at sonic.net>
>>>To: "Wayne Dyess" <TexasTbone at gt.rr.com>; "Bone List"
>>><trombone-l at samford.edu>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 3:50 PM
>>>Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Lip care
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Well, uh, Wayne.... I like the guys in my section, and they are good
>>>>looking, but.... I don't like them THAT much, and they're not THAT
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>good
>>>      
>>>
>>>>looking!...
>>>>:)
>>>>Ed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Wayne Dyess wrote:
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Wimps indeed.
>>>>>
>>>>>Like all trombone he-men (or she-women), I advocate the act of  
>>>>>KISSING
>>>>>whenever I have lip problems.
>>>>>
>>>>>Works everytime!
>>>>>
>>>>>:-)
>>>>>
>>>>>WD
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On Mar 20, 2006, at 10:28 AM, Jason Smith wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>>>>>>what kinda wimps are you?  I have never put anything
>>>>>>on my lips for chapping or otherwise.  I thought this
>>>>>>was a trombone group not a frenchy trumpet group.  If
>>>>>>lips get sore or chapped or hurting suck it up and
>>>>>>practice some more.  Thanks for the topic this is
>>>>>>funny.  bunch of wimps.
>>>>>>
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