best valve oil

sc_curtis · Post by **sc_curtis** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:43 pm

http://www.chisham.com/cgi-bin/search.c ... =valve+oil

In the upper-left corner of your screen (under the big word "TubeNet"), you will see a place where you can search for stuff. It works fairly well.

joebob · Post by **joebob** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:49 pm

Hetman's is the best I've found. They have a few different varieties of oils. Their slide grease also works very well.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 11:18 pm

bloke wrote:.... A very high-profile player buys (probably quarts) of (cheap) "lamp oil", and (I believe) adds just a bit of Mobil 1 for viscosity....

Ultra-pure lamp oil... unless you want the scented and citronella stuff that folks burn in their Tiki torches.

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:52 pm

You know, one of the problems that tuba players frequently come up against is getting sufficient elbow room.

Which is why I lubricate valves with this:

and slides with this:

druby · Post by **druby** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 3:58 pm

I am a Euph player,

For my professional Besson 967S with great compression (even though it is 27 years old) I normally use Blue Juice. For my 75 year old Pan American, 65 year old Holton Double Bell, and 40 year old Conn Connstellation, I use Hetman Classic #3. On the older horns, the slightly thicker #3 helps with keeping compression at its highest. In a pinch I also use Al Cass or Holton. I definitely do NOT use the Hetman Classic #3 on my Besson Euph, though as it slows the valves down too much.

For all of my horns, I use Hetman cleaning solvent about once every 6 months or so to get rid of buildup. This leaves the piston and casing coated with a slick surface of synthetic suff which also helps keep things moving nicely. Stuff works great.

Doug

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:05 pm

bloke wrote: This probably works better:

http://i17.tinypic.com/4ku75hz.jpg

Does it come in 55 gallon drums?

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:16 am

If we're on that subject, I don't find semen to be a good valve oil. It slows down the valves after long period of no use.

Tubaguy56 · Post by **Tubaguy56** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:57 am

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Pure Sound · Post by **Pure Sound** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:53 am

I've used Lamp Oil,Roche Thomas,Al Cass and Blue Juice and So far the Blue Juice has proved the best

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:09 am

Scooby Tuba wrote:I use weasel pee thinned out rancid bear grease. Works great. Keeps the violins away, although, maybe I'll start burning a citronella tiki torch back there...

Tried that, but the violas just keep on comin'...