Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Cleaning Your Bach Stradivarius Trumpet Effectively

By Tim Ethnitone

Cleaning your Bach Stradivarius Trumpet often at least three times a week will help in the maintenance and it could possibly make your trumpet last for a lifetime. Today, in the market, there's an available maintenance kit for Bach Stradivarius Trumpet that you can use. You can purchase this maintenance kit through online or you could visit the nearest instrument store in your area.

Cleaning your trumpet means preventing any possible damage to happen. It's preventing a premature wear and tear. Cleaning is one of the factors that could preserve your trumpet for a long period of time. It's simple and it's worth the time that you will spend in cleaning your trumpet.

When cleaning your Bach Stradivarius Trumpet there are certain areas that you need to give more attention to. Areas might include; valves, mouthpiece, and keeping the slides move freely and smoothly. On a daily basis, when you clean the valves you need to apply oil to the piston. Never let the valves dry often, dryness may cause metal abrasion and decrease the compression which in due time will cause damage to the trumpet. One significant factor that you could benefit if valves are well lubricated is it prevents air leakage along the cylinder wall which could improve total effectiveness. Another benefit for keeping the valve lubricated, it will save you from the expensive cost of valve replacement which cost not less than $350.

The second area that you need to focus more on when cleaning your Bach Stradivarius Trumpet is the mouthpiece. You need to use a mouthpiece brush every time you clean the mouthpiece area. The dirt that accumulates in the mouthpiece area may have negative effects with regards to the intonation and blowing freedom of the trumpet. Dirt can also initiate rust which will slowly damage the mouthpiece of your trumpet. For you retain the quality of the mouthpiece try to prevent the build-up of dirt by using a stiff nylon brush with the use of warm water and soap to thoroughly clean the mouthpiece like two to three times a week.

Also, we need to maintain the slides to move freely and smoothly by greasing and waxing it regularly which will keep them performing well. Premature damage or leak can be a cause of lack of lubrication to the slides. Try to mix valve oil with grease if you think that grease is too thick for the slides to attain the desired consistency after which apply it to the slides. This is how you effectively clean your Bach Stradivarius Trumpet.

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