Applying Oil To The Valve Slides | Yamaha Musical Instrument

■Applying Oil To The Valve Slides

1.Depress the piston that corresponds to the slide that you want to apply oil and partially remove the slide. Apply a few drops of tun- ing slide oil.

Tuning slide oil

*Do not apply too much oil.

2.Hold the piston down and move the slide in and out a few times.

3rd valve

3rd valve slide

*If you remove or replace the valve slide without holding the piston down, the drop or buildup of air pressure in the pipe can cause poor piston function or damage to the inside of the pipe.

*The pistons must be oiled for them to function properly and smoothly.

After applying slide oil to valve slides equipped with a spring type slide trigger, hold the piston down and move the slide in and out a few times as you did before to distribute the oil evenly. Also, apply a small amount of oil to the trigger’s shaft and screw.

Before You Play

■CAUTION—Preventing The 3rd Valve Slide From Falling Off.

On instruments fitted with a stopper screw, make sure the screw is tight.

Stopper screw

■Setting The Mouthpiece

Insert the mouthpiece into the mouthpiece receiver so that the mouthpiece is not loose in the receiver.

Mouthpiece

*Never force the mouthpiece into the mouthpiece receiver. The mouthpiece may become jammed making removal difficult.

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