Trombone Care Kit
Trombone Care Kit
Included in each trombone care kit are the following items:
Slide oil
Tuning slide grease
A mouthpiece brush
Vinyl cleaning snake
A polishing cloth
A pencil and practice record
Care kit will be delivered to your student within 5 school days* of your purchase.
*Exclusions Apply. Students attending Farms Intermediate in Hartland will receive purchases within 8 school days.
All prices include appropriate State sales tax.
Use and Instruction for Trombone Care Kit
Slide Oil - Slide oil improves action
- Unlock slide lock and use 2-3 drops of slide oil near the top of your two inner slides
- Move the slide up and down within the casings to spread oil
Tuning Slide Grease - Slide grease is intended to be used after cleaning your slide --- it improves mobility
- Use a small amount of grease on the tuning slide after it's been cleaned
- Do NOT use on long trombone slide
Mouthpiece Brush - The mouthpiece brush is used to clean the build up inside the mouthpiece
- Run your mouthpiece under warm water
- Insert the brush in and out with turning
- Be very gentle, don't let the metal tip of the brush touch the inside walls
Vinyl Cleaning Snake - The snake is made of of vinyl to protect your instrument, and has two brushes at each end --- it's intended to clean the inside of the slides, and the casings they were removed from
- Remove the inner slide
- Run your snake under warm water, and use to clean in inner slide tubes, and outer slide tubes
- With a lint free cloth, wipe the outside of your inner slide tubes
- Pat dry and reassemble
Polishing Cloth - This cloth is used to remove fingerprints from your instrument --- It's made for lacquered finishes
- Gently wipe down surfaces of your instrument that may have fingerprints