[Trombone-l] Slide-o-Mix now Reka

[Bill Dinwiddie]

Hi Alex,

Would you please give us the name of the "new Yamaha stuff". I would like to 
try it on my 24H slide, which is very problematic. Nothing seems to work 
very well.

Bill Dinwiddie
billdin at comcast.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ALEX ILES" <alexiles at earthlink.net>
To: "Roger Hecht" <rihecht at earthlink.net>
Cc: "List Trombone" <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Slide-o-Mix now Reka


> Not to fan the flames here....
>
> I was a LONG time user of Trombotine [with a drop of silicon on each
> slide]. But, is it just me or did like they change their formula a
> couple years ago? The last couple of tubes I had were not as long
> lasting OR as slick as the older tubes I just finished off. And I
> know it's not my slides. They wouldn't have ALL changed that much at
> the same time!
>
> I never liked SOM [one or two bottle versions] or Reka as much.
> They're ok, but nothing [for me at least] like the old Trombotine/
> silicon drop formula I used to use.
>
> At least, until I started using the new Yamaha stuff. That's the best
> I have found for day-to-day use since.
>
> I bought a bunch of bottles...they're in every case and there's one
> on my music stand.
>
> Ducking for cover...
>
> LX
> On Dec 24, 2007, at 9:29 AM, Roger Hecht wrote:
>
>> Personally, I don't like any of them. I repeat: if a lubricant that
>> worked well on trombone slides had a military application, our slides
>> would be slipping out of our hands and be so fast we wouldn't need
>> valves except for trigger notes. Maybe not even for them.
>>
>> For the record. SOM works well for me, but I still am paranoid about
>> the blue residue that comes out with cleaning (and which a lot of
>> people don't get.) I don't get that residue with Reka, but then Reka
>> doesn't work for me on any of my slides, Shires or Conn, so what's
>> the point. What was it someone said--like sand. Yeah. Like sand.
>> Lately, I go with Superslick or Trombontine, whichever I feel like
>> swearing at at the time.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Dec 24, 2007 10:45 AM, Wayne Dyess <texastbone at gt.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Reka worked wonders on that slide, and lasted for days.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Either I am too particular about my slides, or there is something in
>>> my saliva/condensation/slide technique that breaks down lube.  I read
>>> all of these cats talking about lube X lasts for days (or weeks on
>>> some cases), and I am lucky if get more than a gig's worth from any
>>> lube application.  If it is just on the stand at home and I am not
>>> practicing too much, I might skip a day between applications, but I
>>> usually have to apply before every rehearsal or performance or
>>> practice session, no matter what lube I use.  Ok, not true,
>>> Trombotine
>>> gave me two or three playing sessions per application, but all of the
>>> liquid lubes need daily applications for me.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> (isn't it nice to fill the holiday lull with slide lube talk...)
>>>
>>> --
>>> www.jeffalbert.com
>>>
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>> Roger Hecht
>>
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