Trumpet Everything?

I have this trumpet that my brother used to use, and I want to play/clean it. How do you get the tuning slide out? And the valves, how do you put them in correctly? Anything about trumpets would help me right now, haha!





No, seriously.





One of my friends tried to telll me how to do this over the phone, so I would be a lot better offf if you had some diagrams and such...?





Thanks in advance!!

Trumpet Everything?
If slides are STUCK, then this is no job for an amateur. Take it to a music shop that does repairs, and get it disassembled and cleaned. Alternately, see if there is a HS trumpet player (ask the teacher if you have to) who will do this for you as a favor, a Scout or Honor Society credit, or for a pizza. It takes someone with a little knowledge and experience, but you might not have to get a pro. I have been a music teacher since 1971 - trust me on this one. I am REALLY GLAD that you want ot pay, and that you know that the instrument has to be cleaned and oiled first - but having someone who KNOWS how to do it, is better than you hurting it.
Reply:Take it in for a good over haul and then the music fixer can show you in person how to clean, oil and maintain.





If you don't have the money for a complete over haul, they can at least put it on the "shaker" to loosen the slides and then you can do the rest for a nominal fee. How?





Take out all slide and valves, but keep them in order or find the numbers. It matters how you put them back or the trumpet won't play.





You can actually give the trumpet a bath in lukewarm water if you keep any felt pieces out of the water and dry thoroughly.





When it's fairly clean and completely dry, take a very very miniscule amount of slide grease on the slides and apply with your finger until they go on fairly easily, but don't cake on.





Put one drop of valve oil in the valves when you replace and hold upsidedown for 5 minutes while it applies. It should be okay after this.





But again, taking it in once a year is best.
Reply:If the slides are stuck, take them to a professional. You can seriously damage the slides if you try to take them out yourself. There are special chemicals repairmen use to pull out stuck slides:)





I suggest you pick up a beginner's method book, which includes finger charts and pictures and diagrams of everything you need to know to get started.


They're only $10 at the MOST. You can find them at any music store.





If you can, get some private lessons to get started the first few months. Talk to your school's band director or go to the local music shop.





Good luck!
Reply:These two should work





http://www.zacharymusic.com/Zachary_Musi...





http://trumpet.music.sc.edu/MUED106A/Mai...

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