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Euphonium cleaning

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:24 pm
by euphoniac84
Tubenet People,

Hello there! I own a Miraphone 5050T euphonium that has the tuning slide trigger. I'm wondering if anyone has had luck bathing the instrument on their own at home. I used to bathe my euphonium myself when I owned a Willson 2900, but having this tuning slide with trigger makes me nervous. Any helpful suggestions would be welcome!

Re: Euphonium cleaning

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:13 am
by oedipoes
I have a besson prestige with trigger.

You will have to watch out for the trigger mechanism that it doesn't scratch the plating when taking it off !


Wim (learned after scratch)

Re: Euphonium cleaning

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:14 pm
by bearphonium
You also might check over on Dave Werden's site if they have anything that addresses that particular issue. Lots of helpful stuff over there!

Re: Euphonium cleaning

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:20 pm
by DelVento
Get it chem-cleaned...there's spots you WON'T get at, trust me.

I had the trigger on my York 4052 damaged when I got my last chem-clean, so I would either dissemble it or let them know about the part.