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hi all, my tuba is in need of cleaning. when i say cleaning i don't mean oil the valves and grease the slides but i need to scrub inside and out a polish. does anyone have a "plan" as to how to give my horn a bath. i guess what i'm asking is how do i give my horn a bath? what supplies should i look into getting (silver polish, soap, cleaning utensils, etc.)? where can i find them? also, i can't find a container large enough for my horn. i play a PT-20PS (19" wide tapered bell). does anyone know where i can find something wide enough? it won't fit in the tub. already tested it.

thanks a lot.

-casey

I would use a garden hose and spray out the horn with all of the slides and valves out, then clean the rest of the horn, like the valves and slides, in the sink.

Usually the dirtiest part of a brass instrument is the leadpipe, then the main tuning crook if it is in front if the valves. In a tuba, not much junk gets past the valves, ( I don't consider green patina dirt). So , take out your first valve and the bottom cap and run a snake through your leadpipe. Look through the casing and see what comes out. If you don't see a lot of gook, you are pretty clean.

Water Music wrote:I would use a garden hose

Id do that too but the water outside is a little chilly.