Hey Forum!
I purchased my first personal euphonium this summer, in the form of a Wessex Dolce Compensating Euph, and it’s been overall wonderful, a few little things, it came a bit grimy in spots, and it seemed like some slides were greased before shipping while others weren’t, but like I said, those are by no means dealbreakers, though the same can’t be said for the issue I’m currently having with the valves. From what I can tell, a rediculous amount of builds up at the bottoms of the valve casing, to the point where I’m having to clean valves once a week at minimum. It’s only a problem because it’s gotten so bad at times that it seems to be impeding the valve’s paths back up. Obviously, even the smallest amount of drag is an annoying problem, so I’m posting my first thread on here in hopes of a solution or at least an explanation to my problem, my current oil is Denis Wick advanced formula with PTFE. Also it would be helpful to know if anyone with this particular model of Wessex has experienced the same issue.
Thanks,
Noah
I purchased my first personal euphonium this summer, in the form of a Wessex Dolce Compensating Euph, and it’s been overall wonderful, a few little things, it came a bit grimy in spots, and it seemed like some slides were greased before shipping while others weren’t, but like I said, those are by no means dealbreakers, though the same can’t be said for the issue I’m currently having with the valves. From what I can tell, a rediculous amount of builds up at the bottoms of the valve casing, to the point where I’m having to clean valves once a week at minimum. It’s only a problem because it’s gotten so bad at times that it seems to be impeding the valve’s paths back up. Obviously, even the smallest amount of drag is an annoying problem, so I’m posting my first thread on here in hopes of a solution or at least an explanation to my problem, my current oil is Denis Wick advanced formula with PTFE. Also it would be helpful to know if anyone with this particular model of Wessex has experienced the same issue.
Thanks,
Noah
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