How To Free Up a Slow Trumpet 3rd Valve Slide

[@jeremykelker8908]

Thank you do much. I gave my trumpet a bath 2 days ago and my 3rd valve slide has been bound up. I watched this before bed last night and got my valve slide corrected within minutes this morning. This was exactly what I needed.

[@IIeTpOc9H4uK]

This video saves my life, thanks a tone for filming your craft!!!

[@mr.schwall6144]

Thx for all of the helpful hints. I’m finding your videos extremely helpful since I am mostly self-taught. The brass videos in particular have been a great resource. Keep them coming!

[@RonSrein]

Best way to clean inside tubes is jewelers rotary polishing wheels with rotary toot. Fastest most efficient way to align is to get close then heat the joints until they relax. This is how it’s done in factories.

[@Mike49if]

Big help in freeing up my 3rd valve slide. Many thanks!

[@1090yoyo]

Thanks for the video, I never thought about using dent balls for checking parallelism, it looks easier than with calipers and there are less scratching risks ! Great idea. Also, for very snug third valves slides (mine, for example) I prefer using trombone slide o mix (or any trombone oil): it works fast, no dried grease/tarnish build-up... Definitely worth it I think

[@arts4691]

Mega Video ! Thank you thousend times.... very useful

[@anjolielanel990]

Wow. This was really informative! Thank you

[@bontrom8]

I did not know how important an accurate flat surface was hard to find until looking for a trombone slide stone. I have a small square that might work for this type of repair just need to find it.

[@derekhayes8209]

Thank you, a very helpful video. Nice to see such skill

[@ramasawmysokanaden4298]

Could u please tell what is the stuff u use to clean the slides tube

[@LentoidTube]

it's absolutely amazing. Thanks for all your advices.

[@stevefreedom2469]

If that's lime on the tuning slide, then the best and easiest thing to use is pure white vinegar. It will bubble and smoke but it will harm nothing but the lime. What I'm not sure about, as if it would hurt the lacquer if it's splashes. But the metal will be safe, it won't harm copper as far as I know

[@frazjuno3708]

do you have links on where to buy the buffing compound and the kerosene lamp wicks?

[@urielmllo]

great work. What is the thing you used to clean/polish the slides?

[@TheBrassandWoodwindShop]

It is wicking material that is intended for kerosene lamps.

[@trptguy23]

Mine fell off of my trumpet stand and now they stick. The bottom most slide seems to stutter when placed in the horn. There is a brace in the middle and no visible dents. Not sure what to do with it

[@MotivationC101]

How do you take out a slide that is stuck and doesn't come out of the instrument?

[@da11king]

Wow so much goes Into making that third slide to work efforlessly 😰

[@grungeworthy]

My horn has a dent in the first valve trigger - in the straight tubing - that locks the slide to the fixed piece of tubing. How do I fix that?

[@TheBrassandWoodwindShop]

It is hard to say without seeing it. The crook may need to be unsoldered and the dents removed enough to get the slide unstuck. Then you can use a trombone slide mandrel or a tapered mandrel to tap out the dents.

[@rickholland9203]

Excellent!

[@trumpet95]

Why not use a caliper?

[@fettcreations]

My trumpet us over 40 years old mad in ussr west Germany! I can't even take the 3 tuning side out!

[@rodrigroudon1872]

Does This work for marching baritone

[@TheBrassandWoodwindShop]

Yes, the repairs should be the same.

[@rubensoliveira2704]

Muito bom. 🇧🇷

[@jacobvanek]

none of these work at all. I have spent countless hours trying to get my 3rd slide to move smoothly.

[@TheBrassandWoodwindShop]

There may be another reason. If you want to send it to me, I can try to fix it for you.