[Trombone-l] slide noise

[Eliezer Aharoni]

For me what works the best is Pond's cold cream with the superslick liquid. 
Smooth, and lasts long time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gabriel Langfur" <glangfur at yahoo.com>
To: <trombone-l at server5.samford.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] slide noise


> You use Reka on your Shires? I have had zero luck with Reka on mine.
> How do you apply it? The instructions are very hazy, particularly on
> how much to use. Do you use water?
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> Hi Roger,
>
> I apply a few drops of the Reka at the stockings. Sometimes I drip it 
> directly into the gap between the inner and outer with the slide assembled 
> and the outer resting on the floor at about 6th or 7th position and then 
> work it in right there.
>
> It usually feels just a little bit slow at the initial application, but I 
> don't spray water on it. I find that if I recycle the condensation back 
> onto the inner slide for the first half-hour or so of playing it will last 
> for the rest of most playing days. If I'm really playing a lot I'll need 
> to reapply later in the day.
>
> I always wipe down the inner tubes before reapplying, and if I'm using a 
> white cloth or paper towel I usually see some green come off. I assume 
> this is a little bit of oxidation being pulled off, and that it's a good 
> thing.
>
> What I like about Reka much more than Slide-O-Mix is how it behaves as 
> it's starting to degenerate. At the point when Slide-O-Mix starts to get 
> sticky, Reka just gets slower. I make a lot of semi-conscious pitch 
> adjustments with the slide, and if my slide is sticky they get less 
> precise. Reka allows me to keep doing that, even as it's getting sluggish.
>
> I've heard good things about a new liquid lube from Yamaha, but I haven't 
> tried it myself.
>
> Gabe
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