TubeNet

http://www.chisham.com/cgi-bin/search.c ... =valve+oil

In the upper-left corner of your screen (under the big word "TubeNet"), you will see a place where you can search for stuff. It works fairly well.

Hetman's is the best I've found. They have a few different varieties of oils. Their slide grease also works very well.

bloke wrote:.... A very high-profile player buys (probably quarts) of (cheap) "lamp oil", and (I believe) adds just a bit of Mobil 1 for viscosity....

Ultra-pure lamp oil... unless you want the scented and citronella stuff that folks burn in their Tiki torches.

You know, one of the problems that tuba players frequently come up against is getting sufficient elbow room.

Which is why I lubricate valves with this:



and slides with this:

I am a Euph player,

For my professional Besson 967S with great compression (even though it is 27 years old) I normally use Blue Juice. For my 75 year old Pan American, 65 year old Holton Double Bell, and 40 year old Conn Connstellation, I use Hetman Classic #3. On the older horns, the slightly thicker #3 helps with keeping compression at its highest. In a pinch I also use Al Cass or Holton. I definitely do NOT use the Hetman Classic #3 on my Besson Euph, though as it slows the valves down too much.

For all of my horns, I use Hetman cleaning solvent about once every 6 months or so to get rid of buildup. This leaves the piston and casing coated with a slick surface of synthetic suff which also helps keep things moving nicely. Stuff works great.

Doug

bloke wrote: This probably works better:

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Does it come in 55 gallon drums?

If we're on that subject, I don't find semen to be a good valve oil. It slows down the valves after long period of no use.

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I've used Lamp Oil,Roche Thomas,Al Cass and Blue Juice and So far the Blue Juice has proved the best

Scooby Tuba wrote:I use weasel pee thinned out rancid bear grease. Works great. Keeps the violins away, although, maybe I'll start burning a citronella tiki torch back there...

Tried that, but the violas just keep on comin'...