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  • davewerden
    Administrator
    • Nov 2005
    • 11137
    #1

    QHR in Action!

    I cleaned out the horn I'm testing (the satin-gold lacquer Adams E3) yesterday using my QHR. This was invented by Bill Ricker, who passed away a little over a year ago. Had a nice time remembering Bill as I was doing this! It is just about as painless as cleaning a horn could possibly be!

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    Last edited by davewerden; 05-08-2019, 04:08 PM.
    Dave Werden (ASCAP)
    Euphonium Soloist, U.S. Coast Guard Band, retired
    Adams Artist (Adams E3)
    Alliance Mouthpiece DC3, Wick 4AL, Wick 4ABL
    YouTube: dwerden
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  • dsurkin
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2014
    • 526
    #2
    Originally posted by davewerden View Post
    I cleaned out the horn I'm testing (the satin-gold lacquer Adams E3) yesterday using my QHR. This was invented by Bill Ricker, who passed away a little over a year ago. Had a nice time remembering Bill as I was doing this! It is just about as painless as cleaning a horn could possibly be!

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    Do you worry about the soapy water hurting your lawn? I've thought of getting the QHR, but I'd rather use in with the horn in the bathtub (I actually can run my backyard hose through the bathroom window if I do that).
    Last edited by davewerden; 05-08-2019, 04:08 PM.
    Dean L. Surkin
    Mack Brass MACK-EU1150S, BB1 mouthpiece
    Bach 36B trombone; Bach 6.5AL and Faxx 7C mouthpieces (pBone on loan to granddaughter)
    Steinway 1902 Model A, restored by AC Pianocraft in 1988; Kawai MP8, Yamaha KX-76
    See my avatar: Jazz (the black cockapoo; RIP) and Delilah (the cavapoo) keep me company while practicing

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    • davewerden
      Administrator
      • Nov 2005
      • 11137
      #3
      Originally posted by dsurkin View Post
      Do you worry about the soapy water hurting your lawn?
      That thought crossed my mind! I have never noticed a problem before, though, and I have done this type of cleaning long before I had a QHR. But for a precaution I rinsed the area with lots of clear water when I was done. I figured if I dilute it enough it would be mostly harmless.
      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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      • John Morgan
        Moderator
        • Apr 2014
        • 1885
        #4
        Originally posted by davewerden View Post
        I cleaned out the horn I'm testing (the satin-gold lacquer Adams E3) yesterday using my QHR. This was invented by Bill Ricker, who passed away a little over a year ago. Had a nice time remembering Bill as I was doing this! It is just about as painless as cleaning a horn could possibly be!

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        I thought you WERE testing the satin-gold lacquer horn. I must have missed something. I am also persnickety to beat the band, and I would definitely get a case of the vapors if I laid my horn on the grass. I would have a big rubber mat, lots of towels, etc. I am just totally weird, insane and unreasonable when it comes to my horn. It is a disease, I know.
        Last edited by davewerden; 05-08-2019, 04:08 PM.
        John Morgan
        The U.S. Army Band (Pershing's Own) 1971-1976
        Adams E3 Custom Series Euphonium, 1956 B&H Imperial Euphonium,
        1973 F. E. Olds & Son Studio Model T-31 Baritone
        Adams TB1 Tenor Trombone, Yamaha YBL-822G Bass Trombone
        Year Round Except Summer:
        Kingdom of the Sun (KOS) Concert Band, Ocala, FL (Euphonium)
        KOS Brass Quintet (Trombone, Euphonium)
        Summer Only:
        Rapid City Municipal Band, Rapid City, SD (Euphonium)
        Rapid City New Horizons Band (Euphonium)

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        • davewerden
          Administrator
          • Nov 2005
          • 11137
          #5
          John,

          So you know how you're typing along and attempt to type "now" but it comes out as "not" without you noticing? (I corrected the post - sorry for the confusion!)
          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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          • daniel76309
            Senior Member
            • Oct 2012
            • 376
            #6
            Originally posted by dsurkin View Post
            (I actually can run my backyard hose through the bathroom window if I do that).
            No need to do that... you can get an adapter for your shower head to which you can connect a short length of garden hose.

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            • RickF
              Moderator
              • Jan 2006
              • 3871
              #7
              Originally posted by daniel76309 View Post
              No need to do that... you can get an adapter for your shower head to which you can connect a short length of garden hose.
              Yes, that’s the way I use the QHR. See this post which includes pics and suggested adapter:

              http://www.dwerden.com/forum/showthr...321#post124321
              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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              • ghmerrill
                Senior Member
                • Dec 2011
                • 2382
                #8
                Again, note my warning here about the necessary rigidity of the shower arm.
                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)

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