http://www.livmusic.com/2006/07/15/dirty-valves-sticky-valves/ Ruminations on a life behind three buttons Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:40:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.livmusic.com/2006/07/15/dirty-valves-sticky-valves/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Bernie Parsons Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:34:03 +0000 http://www.livmusic.com/lmi/?p=85#comment-240 Many years ago I worked with Dominique Callicchio and his secret, when valves would stubbornly stick when they should not, was to wash them with Ivory Liquid (white) dish soap - rinse and then oil. The Ivory left behind a coating that worked everytime - not sure why, but it does still work - Italian Craftsmanship ;) Hope that helps someone... Bernie Many years ago I worked with Dominique Callicchio and his secret, when valves would stubbornly stick when they should not, was to wash them with Ivory Liquid (white) dish soap – rinse and then oil.
The Ivory left behind a coating that worked everytime – not sure why, but it does still work – Italian Craftsmanship
Hope that helps someone…
Bernie

]]> http://www.livmusic.com/2006/07/15/dirty-valves-sticky-valves/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Art Aceto Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:35:31 +0000 http://www.livmusic.com/lmi/?p=85#comment-233 I bought a Schilke x4 about 6 weeks ago. A beautiful horn with a bold sound when you put enough air into it. Recently, the valves began to stick. This is not an inexpensive instrument. I brought it to the manufacturer who apologized sincerely for the problem and told me that there is very little tolerance between the valves and the casings, and most valve oils are too thick for this horn. He promised a thorough inspection and i'll have the horn back in a few days. I'm sure the problem will be gone and I'll be using Schilke oil from now on ; but who knew? I bought a Schilke x4 about 6 weeks ago. A beautiful horn with a bold sound when you put enough air into it. Recently, the valves began to stick. This is not an inexpensive instrument. I brought it to the manufacturer who apologized sincerely for the problem and told me that there is very little tolerance between the valves and the casings, and most valve oils are too thick for this horn. He promised a thorough inspection and i’ll have the horn back in a few days. I’m sure the problem will be gone and I’ll be using Schilke oil from now on ; but who knew?

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