How do you keep a new tuba dent free?

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SHS Tubamaster wrote:most of the damage is a result of having dents removed.
Huh! :shock: Perhaps you are using the wrong repairman :!: :wink:
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I´ve been playing in beerfest-tent environments for ages and even brought my horn to skiing to be played around seriously intoxicated people. So far it hasn´t suffered a great deal, although it looks far from new by now. I keep it in a bag, but there´s one thing that I do:
I NEVER EVER let anybody else but me handle my horn. Enough space granted, it´ll sit next to me on the bus. If that can´t be done, I put it in the luggage compartment myself. Whenever possible, I stay with my horn. If that´s not possible, I take the trouble to find a quiet place to set it down, even if it takes some work to get there.
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