How To Free Up a Slow Trumpet 3rd Valve Slide

This video is about how to free up a sluggish third slide on a trumpet.

Here is the link to the playlist "How To Repair Stuck Tuning Slides"

Here is the link to the video "How To Remove Stuck Valve Tuning Slides"

Here is the link to the video "Cleaning Dirty Tuning Slides"

Here is the link to where you can get some of the tools mentioned in this video:
Jewelers Anvil #L20
Set Of 101 Dent Balls #N57G

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[tristanschaper]

These videos are priceless, thank you!

[jeremykelker]

Thank you do much. I gave my trumpet a bath 2 days ago and my 3rd valve slide has been bound up. I watched this before bed last night and got my valve slide corrected within minutes this morning.
This was exactly what I needed.

[IIeTpOcHuK]

This video saves my life, thanks a tone for filming your craft!!!

[Mikeif]

Big help in freeing up my 3rd valve slide. Many thanks!

[mr.schwall]

Thx for all of the helpful hints. I’m finding your videos extremely helpful since I am mostly self-taught. The brass videos in particular have been a great resource. Keep them coming!

[RonSrein]

Best way to clean inside tubes is jewelers rotary polishing wheels with rotary toot. Fastest most efficient way to align is to get close then heat the joints until they relax. This is how it’s done in factories.

[yoyo]

Thanks for the video, I never thought about using dent balls for checking parallelism, it looks easier than with calipers and there are less scratching risks ! Great idea.
Also, for very snug third valves slides (mine, for example) I prefer using trombone slide o mix (or any trombone oil): it works fast, no dried grease/tarnish build-up... Definitely worth it I think

[anjolielanel]

Wow. This was really informative! Thank you

[arts]

Mega Video ! Thank you thousend times.... very useful

[derekhayes]

Thank you, a very helpful video. Nice to see such skill

[LentoidTube]

it's absolutely amazing. Thanks for all your advices.

[ramasawmysokanaden]

Could u please tell what is the stuff u use to clean the slides tube

[bontrom]

I did not know how important an accurate flat surface was hard to find until looking for a trombone slide stone. I have a small square that might work for this type of repair just need to find it.

[urielmllo]

great work. What is the thing you used to clean/polish the slides?

[stevefreedom]

If that's lime on the tuning slide, then the best and easiest thing to use is pure white vinegar. It will bubble and smoke but it will harm nothing but the lime. What I'm not sure about, as if it would hurt the lacquer if it's splashes. But the metal will be safe, it won't harm copper as far as I know

[frazjuno]

do you have links on where to buy the buffing compound and the kerosene lamp wicks?

[daking]

Wow so much goes Into making that third slide to work efforlessly 😰

[trptguy]

Mine fell off of my trumpet stand and now they stick. The bottom most slide seems to stutter when placed in the horn. There is a brace in the middle and no visible dents. Not sure what to do with it

[MotivationC]

How do you take out a slide that is stuck and doesn't come out of the instrument?

[grungeworthy]

My horn has a dent in the first valve trigger - in the straight tubing - that locks the slide to the fixed piece of tubing. How do I fix that?