Cleaning

artuba · Post by **artuba** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:37 am

I was curious if anyone could give me and suggestions as to what they use to polish a tuba, besides a polishing cloth.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:11 pm

My personal choices are:

- for raw brass... Simichrome (buy it at motorcycle shops)
- for silver plate... Hagerty's (buy it on-line or at better jewelery stores)
- for lacquered finishes... lemon Pledge.

artuba · Post by **artuba** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:26 am

Thanks. I am a high school tuba player and got my butt jumped last week by my band director over using lemon pledge on a laquered sousaphone, but that's all anyone has ever told me to use. Just thought I would get someone else's opinion on the topic. Thanks again.

artuba · Post by **artuba** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:01 pm

Paragould. It's a town of about 20,000 people in the Northeast corner. 30 minutes north of Jonesboro.

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:52 am

I used water on lacquer -- a damp cotton rag/towel works fine. If the dirt isn't plain dust, it's almost guaranteed to be water-based.

But, yeah, Pledge is fine too.

Tom Mason · Post by **Tom Mason** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:57 am

ARTUBA,

Greene County Tech or Paragould?

If it is Danny Davis, have him give me a call.
If it is Trey Reely, have him give me a call.
Anyone else, refer above.

Tom Mason
Osceola Junior High

Joe Baker · Post by **Joe Baker** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:02 am

bloke wrote:
artuba wrote:Paragould. It's a town of about 20,000 people in the Northeast corner. 30 minutes north of Jonesboro.
I would think, at least on this one matter, your band director may owe you an apology.

On the other hand, "the boss ain't always right, but he's always the boss." Since the band director is responsible for the condition of the instruments, he has the perogative of deciding what is and isn't used to clean them.
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Joe Baker, who agrees that pledge would be fine for lacquered instruments.