User Manual

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Caring for the Instrument
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Twice Yearly Maintenance
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Cleaning the instrument
1.
Prepare a brass soap water solution.
Mix 1 part brass soap with between 10 and 15
parts warm water (30
°
C to 40
°
C). Remove
the tuning slide and slide sections before plac-
ing the instrument in the soap water solution.
* Contact your dealer when the rotary valve needs
cleaning.
2.
Apply some brass soap solution to a flexible
cleaner and use the cleaner to clean the inside
of the instrument.
Outer Slide
* Use a cleaning rod wrapped with gauze to clean
out the inside of the inner slide.
3.
After cleaning the instrument, use clean water
to thoroughly rinse out the brass soap water
solution. After that, apply some slide grease to
the tuning slide and reassemble.
Tuning slide
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Cleaning the mouthpiece
Dip the mouthpiece brush in a brass soap water
solution and use the brush to clean the mouth-
piece’s throat. Rinse the mouthpiece thoroughly
with clean water.
Mouthpiece brush
Always place the instrument in its case when you
are nished playing. Also, keep the instrument in
its case during breaks.