How to Polish and Shine a HUGE Silver-Plated Tuba - THE EASY WAY!

[@csfarnsworth14]

Wonderful picture of the President's Own tuba section you have in the beginning! The tubist in the middle was my teacher in high school, Mark Thiele.

[@boersjoe]

I just got my hirsbrunnner Bb tuba back from polish, dent removal and fixed cracks. Thanks to you i can now do the polish at home and save a few bux.

[@tubadylan]

That's terrific!

[@banihex]

THANK YOU! My Nirschl is so tarnished, and I was planning on trying to tackle this soon, the nooks are so hard to get to though. Last time I did it, it took FOREVER and didn't look great.

[@tubadylan]

You are very welcome. Let me know how it went when you do it!

[@Spikenatsukaze]

Hey, Good video. My grandpaw left me a silver double barrotone tuba that he bought from the real (the first) Ringling Brothers in the early 1900s.. I'm 64 so you can see this was a long long time ago.. He was a self taught musician and was in the New Orleans Public Service Owith his only son. . He was a music teacher, played the slide trombone (my sister had two of those, don't know what happened to them) and ,trumpet. My mom was first chair trumpet within two weeks at her school, McMaine High. Of all times in my life I am finally interested in the flute and I am a beginner flute at this time. It's hard bc my husband has brain cancer. Yeah. Can't practice as much as I want to. -Like an idiot I kept the barratone in the attic. It's tarnished. This video will help me a lot. -I remember my grandpaw letting the spit out of the barratone, oiling the "keys". He also played the violin. Wow, I remember that most of all. -So after all of these years and finally interested in a windwood, maybe I'll have a chance.

[@broom1065]

Omg this looks awesome man I will order some of this to use on my 80 year old king tuba!

[@satinbarbi]

I have never polished my silver plated French Horn and I have had it since 1972. Maybe it's time.

[@frankierodriguez9729]

satinbarbi yeah it's time for you to Polish it for sure

[@rafaeltrindade6414]

How about the yellow gold ones? Is it the same way? Greetings from Brazil!!

[@jonniewadd56]

Thanks!! Nice background music too!!

[@tubadylan]

Thank you!

[@ClogDancingFiddler]

Thanks for the vid; love the studio!

[@bassguitarplayer09]

Do you have to take the valves out when you're spraying it?

[@tubadylan]

No. I recommend keeping the valves in so the spray doesn't get into the casing.

[@bassguitarplayer09]

@@tubadylan ok thanks!

[@tubadylan]

@@bassguitarplayer09 You're quite welcome!!!

[@MrGlorybe]

The black stain is a feature of the polish. As you polish the grit gets smaller and smaller until it i super fine. That which is black is the used up portion of the grit.

[@ottoflechtner3958]

Just Subscribed!!! You are soooo lucky to have so many horns!

[@jos6058]

Hello! awesome tuba and awesome work Tubadylan can you make a video cleaning raw brass tubas? thank you!

[@Billtuba]

Where did you find the Haggarty's spray? We used it in the Army, but haven't been able to find it since.

[@tubadylan]

Amazon.

[@joemaiocco9778]

Lol I use the same stuff as you and I polish my bass trombone every month

[@k123ason]

Do you know where I can find how to fully clean a silver plated tuba?

[@jakemf1]

How about tips for cleaning gold plated?

[@tubadylan]

Gold-plated instruments can be shined in a similar way as silver. Gold doesn't tarnish, so when you see spots on your gold-plate, it means that the silver underneath the gold is tarnished. Silver polish will go right through the gold plating and fix that problem, however, be careful, it is easy to damage the gold plate if you rub too hard with your cloth.

[@HumidWarfareStudios]

we used to shine our silver sousaphones every Friday for football games

[@kayclopton9155]

awesome thanks for upload

[@dumitrudanieltoadere-hc8vg]

Ce model este tuba și ce marcă este tuba

[@Atatatatt27]

Would this work on a mouthpiece?

[@tubadylan]

Yes. I think it would!

[@atomicbogator6799]

brih da name tuba dylan 😁

[@jannelhayden2559]

I have a question, how would you clean a satin/matte finished sousaphone? the bell is clean but the body has fingerprint marks and has almost a brownish tint in certain areas even though the instrument is almost new. I'm very confused and need help

[@tubadylan]

You can polish a satin silver finish the same way.

[@jenniferhebb9348]

Just had my silver trumpet acid bathed... It looked worse then when I brought it to the store.... any tips for helping it look better. it took the color off the valve tops and some joints... my son is going to cry if that is what he has to take it to school....

[@loudplanetlive5080]

You can do this in your tub with the foil/baking soda/salt method with no polishing required. Just soak and rinse.

[@oliversykes6402]

Loud Planet Live Removing tarnish is not synonymous with polishing. Polishing levels out small scratches an make silver very shiny. The process you described, electrolysis, just removed tarnish.

[@21DaHoagie12]

Nahhhh putting your instrument in a bath with random cooking materials is NOT the same as using a professional silver polish. Plus Hagerty silver polish has tarnish preventative compounds in it that help your instrument stay shinny. Bath method doesn't do that either

[@will_ofstone1328]

can you do one on a lacquer hor

[@ericsalazar5691]

could I use this product on a gold plated Trombone?

[@Leo-vr3bg]

No its most likely lacquered so you don't need to.

[@Leo-vr3bg]

Just take it a part and put it in a warm bath for a couple minutes if it gets disgusting.

[@tubadylan]

Yes.But shine VERY lightly when you rub with a cloth. The silver below the gold plate can tarnish and make the gold plate look spotty. Be careful. The gold rubs off easily.

[@andrewmilligan6254]

tubadylan I have 2 frosted silver besson besson British style tubas, one in BBb and one in EEb, the EEb I play regularly and enjoy very much as it is a beautuful instrument. I recently acquired the BBb through a friend as I have always wanted to play one but it is very badly tarnished, would I need to clean it in another way before I do this?

[@tubadylan]

Nope. You may have to reapply your polish though. Lots of tarnish will need more polish.

[@OpenHeaven90]

Where can you get the spray?

[@tubadylan]

Amazon

[@combatstryker4266]

How do remove scratch marks off an tuba.

[@tubadylan]

You can remove scratch marks off of A tuba by scratching all around the marks, hopefully in a semi-pleasing pattern. Don't try this at home, folks!

[@trashmaster5112]

Who else saw the dog

[@levinash6301]

Can I use car wax on a Mellophone?

[@jonz7698]

Easier to use Wrights silver cream, I don't know if car wax is good for a mellophone. It's like $5 on amazon

[@jonz7698]

Anyone know how to hide/ remove scratches?

[@tubadylan]

Detective Burning You would have to buff them out somehow, which would lose some plating for sure, and even perhaps some of the brass underneath. Think of a scratch on an instrument as a proud battle-scar.

[@jonz7698]

It's not 1 scrath, it's like a bunch of tiny scratches. Like using a bad towel and it gets tiny marks all of the instrument. You can see it in the light if you are looking at it (Bought it used and the case it came in has a little cover thing that you place over the trumpet and the surface that touches the trumpet is scratchy)

[@silverestore]

Why would anyone who relies on their lungs for their profession and to LIVE, be so reckless and not spray with ventilation and/or a respirator?

[@tubadylan]

Pure foolishness, if you ask me!

[@basliebregts9164]

Hagrid(ys)

[@randomvideowatcher]

All you need is a tuba toothpaste.

[@jonathanisdumb6269]

What's that

[@Gabriel-ld5mb]

is it bad if I polish my sousaphone once a week?

[@Leo-vr3bg]

No, marching an instrument gets it in much worse a condition than an indoor horn.

[@brasschick4214]

Gabriel - I wouldn't use the polish weekly. A quick buff with a soft cloth sometimes is enough for fingerprints, graduate to silver - polishing cloths impregnated with chemicals then the cleaners.