Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
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Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
I know a bagpipe holds many possible terrible things, but so do tubas!
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Very important post, David. Thanks.
Ace now, where are my cleaning brushes and chemicals
Ace now, where are my cleaning brushes and chemicals
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
My tuba isn't made of wood, cloth and animal hide.
Bagpipe lung is relatively well known.
Is tuba lung??
Tuba hernia??
Bagpipe lung is relatively well known.
Is tuba lung??
Tuba hernia??
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Quick Horn Rinse device and brushes is easy and efficient. Some just fill the horn with soapy water, let it set, brush it out and then rinse it out. Do this once every month or two. If you are really diligent, bring it to your tech and have it ultrasonically or chemically cleaned yearly.Stryk wrote:So, what is the best way to clean an instrument? And, how often should it be done?
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Fill the bell with water.
Take a plunger to it.
Stay clear of the mouthpipe, there'll be a high pressure stream of water and gunk coming out that way.
Take a plunger to it.
Stay clear of the mouthpipe, there'll be a high pressure stream of water and gunk coming out that way.
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
If you read the linked article: any instrument that builds up moisture is susceptible - including brasswinds.Three Valves wrote:My tuba isn't made of wood, cloth and animal hide.
Bagpipe lung is relatively well known.
Is tuba lung??
Tuba hernia??
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
The Chester way: pour a bottle of hydrogen peroxide through the horn, then rinse out with water....
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
I pull all the slides and valves and soak it in the pool for a couple of hours. Works pretty well.
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
The same pool the kids peed in??edsel585960 wrote:I pull all the slides and valves and soak it in the pool for a couple of hours. Works pretty well.
Ewe!!
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Which method of cleaning do you guys think would be more disinfecting--ultrasonic or chem? I can get chem cheap at the store I teach at, but my friend at our rival just got a big ultrasonic tub. Intuition would make me think that acid would be better at killing germs, but I'm wondering what you guys think. Thanks
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Can't you just put some bleach in the ultrasound tub to kill germs??
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
Hydrogen Peroxide is better than bleach--no smell and easier to rinse out. And it works just as well at killing germs. But it won't remove gunk or calcium deposits. Gunk needs a mild degreaser (like Slime Away), and calcium needs a mild acid (though repair techs often use a not-so-mild acid--carefully)--a "chem clean" will include both. Degreasing dish detergent (like Dawn) is okay with some germs, and okay with gunk, if you scrub with a brush.
Rick "who has never had this sort of problem in 45 years of playing tuba" Denney
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Re: Pretty good reason to clean out your tuba(s) regularly!
And diluted cleaning video vinegar?