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  • davewerden
    Administrator
    • Nov 2005
    • 11137
    #1

    Breaking In and Maintaining Piston Valves

    I just tried to write a thorough article on valves. See what you think, and let me know if I missed something obvious! Thanks.

    http://www.dwerden.com/forum/entry.p...ve-Maintenance
    Dave Werden (ASCAP)
    Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
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  • RickF
    Moderator
    • Jan 2006
    • 3871
    #2
    Excellent article Dave! Including links to suggested tools and cleaners.
    Rick Floyd
    Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

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    • John Morgan
      Moderator
      • Apr 2014
      • 1885
      #3
      Great article. Worth reading and following for all you new horn owners (and old horn owners, too).
      John Morgan
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      • davewerden
        Administrator
        • Nov 2005
        • 11137
        #4
        Thanks for the comments!

        FYI: I just added a bunch of photos at the bottom of the article to help illustrate my points.
        Dave Werden (ASCAP)
        Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
        Adams Artist (Adams E3)
        Alliance Mouthpiece DC3, Wick 4AL, Wick 4ABL
        YouTube: dwerden
        Facebook: davewerden
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        • RickF
          Moderator
          • Jan 2006
          • 3871
          #5
          Nice pics! I see you've added some 'heat shrink tubing' to the top portion of your springs. I've done that too and it really quieted down a bit of rattle on my 1st valve.
          Rick Floyd
          Miraphone 5050 - Warburton BJ / RF mpc

          "Always play with a good tone, never louder than lovely, never softer than supported." - author unknown.
          Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches
          El Cumbanchero (Raphael Hernandez, arr. Naohiro Iwai)
          The Cowboys (John Williams, arr. James Curnow)
          Festive Overture (Dmitri Shostakovich)          ​

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          • davewerden
            Administrator
            • Nov 2005
            • 11137
            #6
            Originally posted by RickF View Post
            Nice pics! I see you've added some 'heat shrink tubing' to the top portion of your springs. I've done that too and it really quieted down a bit of rattle on my 1st valve.
            That is actually the coating on my Mead springs, which runs the length of the spring. It's stretching a bit, which I assume means it may fail at some point.
            Dave Werden (ASCAP)
            Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
            Adams Artist (Adams E3)
            Alliance Mouthpiece DC3, Wick 4AL, Wick 4ABL
            YouTube: dwerden
            Facebook: davewerden
            Twitter: davewerden
            Instagram: davewerdeneuphonium

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            • lzajmom
              Member
              • Feb 2019
              • 84
              #7
              I've never heard of Spitballs before! Well I mean I have, but it meant something completely different in elementary school. I'll try that out! Thanks for the tip!
              Wessex Dolce

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