User Manual

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Troubleshooting
e rotary valve is sluggish.
• Dirt has accumulated between the rotary
valve and valve casing.
• e rotary valve lever linkage is bent.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
• e string is loose.
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Re-attach the string.
e mouthpiece cannot be removed.
• e instrument was dropped or hit with the
mouthpiece attached. Or, the mouthpiece
was inserted with too much force.
• e instrument has been left for a long
period of time with the mouthpiece inserted
in the instrument.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
e instrument makes an abnormal
sound when played.
• Solder on the instrument has come loose, or
a foreign object is in the pipe.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
e rotary valve lever makes a metallic
sound when moved.
• e lever comes into contact with the pipes.
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Re-attach the string and adjust the lever’s
position.
• Screws are loose.
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Firmly tighten the screws.
• e rotary valve and valve casing have come
loose.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
Tone is not clear and pitch is poor.
• A large amount of dirt has accumulated
inside the pipe.
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Wash out the pipes.
• ere is a large dent in the pipe and air is
leaking from a pipe seam.
• e mouthpiece is loose and air is leaking
from around the mouthpiece.
• e holes in the rotary valve and valve casing
are not aligned.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
e slide does not move smoothly.
• Dirt has accumulated between the inner and
outer slides.
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Wash the inside of the slide.
• e slide is bent.
• ere is a dent in the slide.
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Never use the instrument with a damaged
slide. Contact the dealer from whom you
purchased the instrument.
e tuning slide is stuck can not be
removed. e slide is sluggish.
• Dirt or dust between the tuning slide and
pipe has scratched the tuning slide.
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oroughly remove dirt and apply some
slide grease that matches the type of slide.
• Dropping or hitting the slide has caused a
dent, or the slide was bent while cleaning.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.
e screw is too tight and cannot be
removed.
• e screw is corroded.
• Hitting the instrument has damaged the
screw.
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Contact the dealer from whom you pur-
chased the instrument.