2nd valve slide issue

[elimia]

Happy 4th USA.

The 2nd valve of my euphonium, over the last couple of months, has begun to creep out when playing. I've been playing through tunes and all of a sudden when I press down 2nd valve, I am serenaded with the PVC-pipe sound of death.

I've wiped all the grease off of the slide itself, which has helped some, but has not resolved the problem. Next step is to take a Qtip and remove all of the grease from the inside of the slide receiver.

Am I destined for a trip to a repair shop or is their a fix someone might suggest? Thanks.

[joh_tuba]

The do it yourself solution is to keep playing the way you have been until the slide falls on the floor and gets knocked out of round.

A few minutes with a tubing expander by a competent repairman will solve your problem. The cost will be well worth it. Just do it.

[knarfman]

Tubing expansion by a repairman is the permanent/ideal solution. However, I have the same problem with a euphonium, and a little Hetman Ultra slide grease (#9) does the trick for me (just be careful not to get any on your valves; it has a consistency sort of like rubber cement). This, BTW, was suggested by a repairman.

[Lars Trawen]

Hello,
You are blowing far too hard.
Lars

[Ace]

Heavy slide grease (Schilke) solved the problem for the first valve slide of my B & S C trumpet.

ACE