[Trombone-l] Lubricant details

[Price Taylor]

Uh, that would be trombotine with the plus oil...


On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Price Taylor <pricetaylor at comcast.net>wrote:

> Roger, that might be your slide, is your slide red brass?  That's the 90%
> copper/10% zinc.
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> I tried it for awhile and since I have old trombones (59 Conn 88H, 65 King
> 3B) it never worked as well as superslick with the plus oil, or trombone
> with the plus oil.
>
> The reality is that I don't know if anyone knows whats in the stuff they
> put on slides!
>
> And...it's whatever works, right?
>
> Price
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> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Roger Hecht <rihecht at earthlink.net>wrote:
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>> Erik Berggren
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>> >Nonetheless,..my wife's uncle is curious as to the specific ingredients
>> > >of lubricants for instruments, particularly rotor, slide, and valve
>> > >lubricants.
>> > >
>> > >Would anyone on the list care to provide me as much information as
>> > >possible concerning the following:
>> > >
>> > >Brand names of rotor, slide, and valve lubricants,
>> > >Who manufactures it/them,
>> > >Where it is manufactured (address), and
>> > >What the ingredients are.
>>
>> I would love to know what's in Slide-o-Mix other than silicone. On my
>> slides, but not on everyone's, it usually leaves a green/blue
>> residue. Copper? I've always wondered.
>>
>> Roger Hecht
>>
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