Oh, good! Another oil thread!!! Never goes out of fashion.
Originally Posted by
bbocaner
I'm incapable of using the ultrapure bottle without getting oil all over my shirt, slacks, the instrument. It's not very precise.
This is a problem I had with the Wick oil. Something about the shape of the nozzle and viscosity of the oil.
The Wick oil with PFTE just did not work well for me at all.
Same for me. Mostly the viscosity, I think. I keep it in my shop for use as a general application synthetic oil -- but I still tend to dribble it all over.
I think different oils react with different people's individual body chemistries in different ways and everyone really needs to do some experimenting on their own to see what's best.
YES !!!! It's about the only thing that explains the truly wide and otherwise inconsistent experiences reported.
I don't know why the original poster limited themselves by specifying only those three brands -- the Yamaha synthetic oil has worked fantastically for me.
For me as well. However, just this past week I've been using Alisyn again. I used to use it exclusively, but then found that the Yamaha (light) worked better on my new instruments. But last week I was (for the first time) having a bit of trouble with a sluggish first valve (even after cleaning). It's been really cold (for here ) and that may well have been a problem since the horn (EEb Wessex tuba) lives in a large room with a slate floor. I switched back to Alisyn and it's working well. Don't know if the switch will be permanent. I haven't switched on the euph.
Gary Merrill
Wessex EEb Bass tuba (DW 3XL or 2XL)
Mack Brass Compensating Euph (DE N106, Euph J, J9 euph)
Amati Oval Euph (DE 104, Euph J, J6 euph)
1924 Buescher 3-valve Eb tuba (with std US receiver), Kelly 25
Schiller American Heritage 7B clone bass trombone (DE LB K/K10/112/14 Lexan, Brass Ark MV50R)
1947 Olds "Standard" trombone (Olds #3)