Euphonium cover

wooliteeuph · Post by **wooliteeuph** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:03 am

the acid from my hands are starting to wear down the silverplating on my euph, so i was wondering if anyone either has or knows someone who sells some sort of leather wrap that i could put around the contact points of the horn so that the worn spots don't become worse.

Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:49 am

For the handle, I use 5/8 clear tubing cut to length (about 5") and then slice it length-wise with a utility knife. I put it on with the slit away from my hand (toward valve casing). At the cost of about 15 cents per foot at Home Depot, you can buy a life-times worth of tubing for a buck. My horn is a Yamaha 641 so the handle is straight across. If there' a slight curve to it, you may have to use two separate pieces.