| The Maintenance of Brass instruments is quite | | | | approximately 10 minutes in the water having |
| different from Strings and Woodwind. Outlined | | | | removed any valves before immersing the main |
| below are 3 primary things involved with their | | | | body. Then run the instrument over with warm |
| care. | | | | water to rinse off any remaining soap. |
| Washing - It is advisable to clean your instrument | | | | Cleaning - Brush out all tubes with a |
| internally on a fairly regular basis. Run a warm | | | | âsnakeâ (long wired cleaning |
| bath with a little washing-up liquid to soak the | | | | brush). There is also a brush used for the valves |
| instrument in (this excludes any rotor instruments | | | | and a brush for the mouthpieces (these should all |
| such as French Horn, Rotor Tubas and Rotor | | | | be available from a music shop). NB. If you have |
| Trombones, as the internal mechanisms require | | | | given the instrument a bath prior to cleaning |
| special attention that should be dealt with via a | | | | valves and tubes, make sure that the instrument |
| qualified instrument repairer). Leave for | | | | has completely dried out before re-assembling. |