User Manual
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Before Playing
* e amount of slide cream applied to the slide
has an eect on how smooth the slide moves.
Experiment with dierent amounts of cream to
determine the optimum amount necessary.
* If the slide becomes sluggish while playing,
moisten the slide with the water spray bottle.
CAUTION!
Preventing the Slide From Coming O
e slide consists of outer and inner slide
sections. Make sure that the slide lock ring
is securely locked to keep the outer slide
from accidentally coming o when assem-
bling the instrument, etc.
Slide Stopper
Slide Lock Ring
Outer Slide
When Locked
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Oiling the Rotary Valve
On tenor bass trombones and bass trombones,
apply rotor oil directly to the rotary valve through
the slide receiver.
Bell
Receiver
* Rotor oil adhering to the inside of the receiver can
attract dirt and dust to the rotary valve resulting
in poor function. Please use caution.