Try putting valve oil down the tuning slide attached to the valve while working the finger paddle. If that doesn’t help, try giving your horn a bath. See my video for that.
@@SimplyAubree930 If you’re talking about laying it down on the 2nd valve slide, you are correct. The trumpet shouldn’t be resting on that side as a general rule. However, the surface was padded and I laid it down gently and only temporarily for the video. Thanks for catching that so the point could be discussed.
Great video, thanks! I just found an old French Horn on the side of the road (Yamaha YHR321), it's a little dented, dirty and missing the mouth piece. But I've always wanted a French Horn (such a beautiufl instrument!), so I'm going to try to clean it up. This video will help a lot. :D
Wow. The universe works in mysterious ways. Finding a French Horn on the side of the road is a million to one chance, but being found by a person who always wanted a horn? You must live right.
Hey I'm using my brothers trumpet and the button loosened while the stem was inside of the trumpet. Do you have any idea how to get the valve out (excluding the button)?
Your best bet is to unscrew the top and bottom valve case caps and push the valve up with your finger from the bottom. You should then be able to put the valve back together.
Have you run into the issue of a trumpets' button coming loose often with intense playing? Not the stem, just the button. If so, did you have a fix for that?
Try Loctite Threadlocker BLUE 242 on the button threads. Don’t use the Red Loctite. The Blue will keep the button from loosening but you can still take it off if needed. The Red is permanent.
Or you could take off the bottom and put ur finger inside and keep your finger inside while you are spinning the valve back on then put the bottom back on to that you don’t mess up your guide
That’s awesome. Tell your son to always turn the valve clockwise or to the right. Turning counter clockwise or to the left just loosens things up and the valve comes apart. This is an exciting time for your son. I wish him a ton of fun and musical memories to come.
I would need more specifics to offer advice. Such as, what part of the valve is stuck, where is it stuck. Perhaps it’s time to take it to an instrument repair person.
OMG TYSM FOR SAVING ME, I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK (not actually) I WAS SO SCARED THAT MY TEACHER KNEW THAT I BROKE IT, ONE OF MY FRIENDS WERE LOOKING AT ME WHEN I BROKE THE VALVE ON ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT MADE A POP SOUND YOU SAVED ME DUDE
I’m sorry that didn’t work for you. Best to take it to a repair shop and see what the problem is. If your valve guide isn’t broken, try the process again. If by “broken” you mean no air goes through, maybe your valve got turned around. If you try to turn the valve till it clicks into place, and it just spins, you likely have a broken valve guide if it’s made of plastic.
My horn's been unused for over three years, and the 2nd valve would NOT budge. Just a few light taps with the drum stick and hammer and we're back in business. Great video; you saved me quite a headache.
If you did the same procedure on the 2 that don’t go down that you did for the one that works, then something isn’t in the correct place. If that isn’t the case, then my guess is you have a dent in the valve casing or a bent tube leading into the casing and I would recommend taking it to a professional repair shop.
That doesn’t sound like an ideal situation. Could the lacquer be coming off? Never use hot water when bathing a brass instrument. Luke warm water with a liquid dish soap like Dawn to cut the slide grease is all you need. Also a snake brush.
