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UPS tracking shows my new euph's stuck in Greensboro, NC for the weekend. (NOOOOOOO! I WANT IT NOW!!!!!) Barring the unforseen, it should arrive Monday.

Anyhoo, the horn was chem cleaned and adjusted before it was shipped (it was a demo), but I'm still going to wipe down and oil the valve pistons, swab out the casings, and blow valve oil down the leadpipe daily for the first month or so to bed in the valves and clean out any residual gunk in the leadpipe and slides.

I've been using Blue Juice with my Besson and plan to use it on my new horn, but is there any benefit to using it to break in the valves instead of ultrapure lamp oil or the no-name $3/12 oz valve oil one of the local music stores is selling?

Thanks.

Well, it is pretty light in viscosity, so it will not gum up. I only use it on relatively tight valves: it would be my first choice for breaking in brand new valves.

I've had good luck with it, but cannot quantify its properties over a similar thickness valve oil. The manufacturer claims it keeps a horn cleaner inside, but I'm not sure how one would verify that. You'll be wiping down the valves and casing frequently anyway. I haven't bought it in a while, but I don't remember it being too expensive - about the same as other mid-grade type oils. Also it has a pretty blue color.

Eric "Blue Juice fan" L.