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How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:33 am
by timdicarlo
I figure if anybody would know this it would be a TubeNetter. What's the best way to wash a TubaChristmas hat (the knit one with the puff ball on top) without ruining it? It doesn't seem machine washable...
Thanks guys!
Tim (whose ears are freezing)

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:01 pm
by Dan Schultz
bloke wrote:sorry...

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Try Woolite... :|
I was thinking that perhaps you can put your tuba in a secure stand so the bell is up. Add warm water to about 3" below the bell flare and the appropriate amount of Woolite.

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:09 pm
by sinfonian
TubaTinker wrote:
bloke wrote:sorry...

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Try Woolite... :|
I was thinking that perhaps you can put your tuba in a secure stand so the bell is up. Add warm water to about 3" below the bell flare and the appropriate amount of Woolite.
Do you plug the mouth pipe or do you put in the mouthpiece and blow to provide the agitation effect to the wash?

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:48 pm
by sugawi
sinfonian wrote: Do you plug the mouth pipe or do you put in the mouthpiece and blow to provide the agitation effect to the wash?
I'll vote for second option...
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Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:53 pm
by Sally Larsen
Just let it mellow- improves the overall tone, as it were.

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:11 pm
by imperialbari
The trick is finding the right volunteering plug for the bottom bow:

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K

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:30 pm
by Dean E
Get a fifth of Everclear for cleaning fluid and gently rinse in a small bowl. If Everclear is not available, then substitute a jug of fortified Muscatel.

Re: How to wash a TubaChristmas hat

Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:14 am
by ken k
Wash your TubaChristmas hat?? Sacrilege!!!

Throw it in the washer and dryer and be done with it.

k