[Trombone-l] Slide stuff

[Wayne Dyess]

> Hey everyone,
>
> I recently cleaned my new trombone for the second time since I  
> purchased it
> in december(I know, I know, I'm supposed to clean it once a  
> month.)  The
> issue that I've run into isn't too major, rather more of an annoyance.
> Before I cleaned it, the slide was smooth and made virtually no  
> noise when I
> move it, but now it makes quite a racket all the time.  The  
> performance of
> the slide hasn't been affected at all really, but do you think it  
> could have
> something to do with the fact that I recently switched slide oil?   
> I used to
> use slide-o-mix, which I honestly would still be using if any  
> stores in my
> area carried it, but since they don't, I had to settle for  
> superslick until
> they get a shipment of s.o.m. in.  Has any had any experience with
> superslick, good or bad?  Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> -Rob

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I got my horn out of the case at rehearsal last Monday, only to find  
it was making the most gosh-awful noise whenever I moved the slide.   
I thought I had somehow gotten a huge dent in the slide, it was so  
bad.  And it was sticking like crazy around the upper positions.

After the initial shock and panic wore off, I realized that my slide  
lock had somehow gotten bent and was rubbing ever so slightly against  
the slide whenever I moved it out of 1st position.  CAREFULLY, I  
pried it away and can happily report all is working well again.

You might look at that...  it could be anything.  I haven't tried  
Reka, but I've used those other slide lubricants.  I love Slide-o- 
Mix, but it's too expensive.  Oh, not for me.  But my students can't  
seem to keep from borrowing mine every week, so I run out way too  
often.  Just about anything works, as long as you apply it  
correctly.  I'm back to the tube stuff for now.  If I name it, we  
might start a thread again.

Ha!

Good luck with the slide,
--Wayne Dyess

The Night & Day Orchestra
http://www.ndotex.com
Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas
Professor of Music