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Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:08 am
by hup_d_dup
Piston only.
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:47 am
by Matt G
The valve I selected is the one that sees the most use (as a CC tuba owner) and as a result dries out a wee bit quicker.
That being said, both valve sets I have now are excellent.
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:27 pm
by marccromme
All filthy, dirty and unoiled valve stick. None of the other do, they work just fine.
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:58 pm
by UDELBR
1st. The one most often affected by torquing from poorly-fit leadpipes. You'd be surprised how many horns I've fixed just by addressing this.
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:03 pm
by tbonesullivan
For me, it's always 3. Maybe it's just how I play, or maybe I just get lazy and don't oil that valve enough.
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:18 pm
by T. J. Ricer
If you have a straight-in leadpipe, I would expect the first valve would need cleaned the most often and, thus, be the first one to stick. Curly-cue leadpipes and/or fourth-valve-first-in-the-airstream horns would hang up differently, if this theory is correct...
Re: Which valve sticks the most?
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:17 am
by ccflyerguy
third