Which valve sticks the most?

hup_d_dup · Post by **hup_d_dup** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:08 am

Piston only.

Matt G · Post by **Matt G** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 8:47 am

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.

marccromme · Post by **marccromme** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:27 pm

All filthy, dirty and unoiled valve stick. None of the other do, they work just fine.

UDELBR · Post by **UDELBR** » Sat Jun 13, 2020 3:58 pm

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.

tbonesullivan · Post by **tbonesullivan** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:03 pm

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.

T. J. Ricer · Post by **T. J. Ricer** » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:18 pm

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...

ccflyerguy · Post by **ccflyerguy** » Tue Jun 16, 2020 8:17 am

third

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