Update...
After about 9 months storage, the thicker oil method did nothing.
The clean valves didn't stick at all.
The moral of the story is get your tubas cleaned before storing them and it'll be fine.
Rotary Valve storage
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PaulTkachenko
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Re: Rotary Valve storage
Yamahas YFB621, YBB621 & YEB 631
Conn 20K, Bubbie, Tornister & Amati Bb helicon
Perinet ophicleide, Kaiser serpent, YEP 321 Euphonium, King 3B bone, YBL612II bass bone, Meinl flugabone
Double bass, bass guitar, bass sax
Conn 20K, Bubbie, Tornister & Amati Bb helicon
Perinet ophicleide, Kaiser serpent, YEP 321 Euphonium, King 3B bone, YBL612II bass bone, Meinl flugabone
Double bass, bass guitar, bass sax
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hup_d_dup
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Re: Rotary Valve storage
Long-term storage of items with metal-to-metal contact is a problem more often dealt with by gun owners than musicians. A gunsmith may have the perfect solution.
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swillafew
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Re: Rotary Valve storage
I like the thought about storing the slides out. I have a nice valve trombone, play it infrequently. I thought that a lot of Selmer slide lube would be prudent. After they all froze, my repair tech implored me to "store things dry" as he needed some extra force that he wasn't happy about.
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