Summary of Contents for Getzen 390
- Page 1 Trumpet Care Parts of the Trumpet Bell Valve Valve Valve Leadpipe Mouthpiece Slide Waterkey Slide Slide Getzen 390 Trumpet http://www.getzen.com/trumpet/300-400/390.shtml...
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Page 2: Regular Maintenance
Regular Maintenance There are only 2 things you regularly have to do to your trumpet: 1. Oil the valves 2. Grease the slides There are only 2 things you need for regular maintenance: 1. Valve oil 2. Slide Grease Valve oil Valve oil has three purposes: it cleans, lubricates, and it fills air space. - Page 3 OILING THE VALVES - do this about 2 times a week. 1. Hold your trumpet exactly like you would when you play it but hold it at a 45 degree angle downward. 2. Unscrew the valves top cap and lift the valve only half way out of the casing. Do not remove it completely.
- Page 4 GREASING THE SLIDES Why do you have to grease the slides you ask? If you do not lubricate the slides the mineral deposits from your saliva will literally weld the tubes together and you are looking at an expensive repair to mobilize them again. This is how you get "stuck slides".
- Page 5 Here is how you grease your slides Remember you do this to all the slides with the exception (on some trumpets) of maybe the 1st and 3rd valve slides, which are designed to be fast moving, so you put oil on them.
- Page 6 Amado Waterkey Maintenance o this about once a month. These days many trumpets have Amado warterkeys instead of the traditional "spit valves". Amado waterkeys are actually small valves that open and close if pressed on. The tolerances are quite tight and there is a tiny spring inside of them. So, needless to say, don't take them apart because you will never find the small parts and even if you do, you will never be able to put them all back.
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Page 7: Maintenance
MAINTENANCE Cleaning your trumpet o this about once a year. The frequency of cleaning depends on how you use your trumpet. If you eat candy or chew gum then play your trumpet without brushing, then you may need to clean every week or month. - Page 8 To clean the valve casings you should use a valve casing brush that is soft enough to avoid marring the casing wall. The mouthpiece is cleaned with a mouthpiece brush, but cotton or foam swab works well inside the cup. As for the soap, Lemon Joy works best, but Palmolive liquid dish soap can also be used.
- Page 9 After you are satisfied that everything is clean, rinse all the parts well with lukewarm water until every trace of soap is gone. To prevent spotting, the outside of the instrument can be wiped dry. The external finish will scratch easily, so use the softest cloth you can find.
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