r/trumpet • u/Bi3rg4rt3n • 2d ago

Stimmzug erstes Ventil

Hallo,
Habt ihr Tipps, wie man den Stimmzug des ersten Ventils besser zum laufen bekommt?
Bei meinen Perinet Trompeten läuft meist der erste Zug nicht so gut wie der des dritten Ventils.
Oft gibt es ganz am Anfang des rausziehens einen kleine Wiederstand. Auch sonst fühlt sich das bewegen nicht so smooth an.
Habt ihr eine Idee wie man den Zug vielleicht etwas abschleifen oder ähnliches kann?
Ich habe schon mit vielen verschiedenen Ölen und fetten experimentiert, aber das löst das Problem nicht ganz.
Bin gespannt auf eure Antworten!

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u/trumpetted 2d ago

I use tuning slide oil. Grease works too. It can be helpful to put one (1) drop of valve oil on the sticky part.

If this doesn’t help it’s time to take your horn to a shop to get looked at it may need repair

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u/melonmarch1723 2d ago

A technician can align the tubes so the slide works properly. Do not use abrasives on the inner tubes, that's the hack's way out and can cause air to leak or the tubes to bind.

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u/Gullible-Lifeguard20 2d ago

If you are adventurous you can scrub the slide with a greeny, the rough poly pads used to clean pots and pans. This will slightly polish the brass by removing any residue, but if you are too aggressive it can remove metal too. Which you can't put back. So take it easy.

In practice you would need to be a maniac with the greeny to really cause damage, but still it is possible.

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u/RnotIt 65SuperOlds/AlexRotary/Crepin-David Kuhlo 1d ago

Don't use anything stronger than a white pad. White pads are nonabrasive, used to remove grime from your shiny pots and pans and not scratch the fine flatwear and brightwork. Green pads are way too rough - yes, they WILL damage yellow brass slides if they're made slick to start with like a valve slide, and blue pads, I don't think I'd use those, either. What do you think all those public restroom fixtures had the finish removed with? Janitors not given the proper tools and training who had a green pad and pine oil, not enough time, and not enough pay to care.