Are you aware of the fact that the health and beauty of your brass instruments requires that you put extra time and effort into their care? The well being of your brass instruments depends on your willingness to take care of them. Grab your brass instrument and get ready for a good workout because it is time for you to some cleaning. Professional musicians know how to take care of their instruments on a daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly basis. Now is your chance to show that you are as serious about your instrument by creating a daily care regimen. To do so, follow these tips to maintain the beauty and the health of your brass instruments.
* Because brass instruments can vary significantly, it is important that you take the time to learn the specific cleaning methods for the instrument that you own. For example, rotor tubas, rotor trombones and French horns should always be cleaned by an experienced professional rather than by hand.
Once a week you should lubricate the valves on your brass instrument. You should simply have to unscrew the valve cap, drawing the valve out halfway. Using the appropriate lubricant, you should apply a drop of the valve oil to the widest portion of the valve before pressing it back into its original location. The valves on most brass instruments have a specific guide that makes it possible to line the valve up. More often than not, you will hear a click to indicate that you have aligned the valve properly.
If you play a brass instrument, then you are probably already aware of what happens after a good blowing session. Moisture can easily become built up within your instrument. If you do not take the time to remove this moisture, it can do a real number on your instrument's health. In order to be sure that you have adequately removed all of the moisture from your instrument, you are going to want to do a final blow with the water keys left open, which should help to make sure that the inside of your instrument is kept both happy and dry.
In order to keep your brass nice and shiny, you need to wipe the outside of your instrument down following each use. This will help to remove fingerprints, oils and perspiration that is left on the brass by your hand. You also want to spare your brass fro bruises, storing your instrument in its case whenever you are not using it. Remember that your instrument case is designed for your instrument, so don't store other things in your instrument case like cleaning supplies or books, or your instrument may sustain injuries.
Keep in mind that once a month you need to do a much better and more thorough cleaning job if you want to keep your instrument in good shape. Consider consulting a professional for the monthly deep cleaning to keep your instrument in good shape.
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Originally posted 2009-01-23 05:12:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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