tubahippie wrote:I don't ever clean my horn, as residue builds up it softens the tone. I cleaned out my horn once and I'll never do it again. it ruined years of "ripening", it took me about another year to get it back to where it was. Some people think it's "gross" but it's a small price to pay for better tone.
You must be really good to play the repertoire with all your valves stuck halfway down.
Rick "who thinks if a tuba needs years of gunk to function properly, it's the wrong tuba" Denney
