Best Brass Instrument Valve Oil

[Al]

Picked up my old Cornet that I stopped playing 50 years ago to teach my granddaughter to play. I bought a Cornet online to replace her rented POS Jupiter. It appears that Ultra-Pure Oil is the latest and greatest...so that's what I bought. Supposedly better than Al Cass. or SuperSlick.

Right now I am using Blue Juice. Back in the day I used Wilwerk (which it really didn't very well)

 

[earlyre]

well, I only played an instrument in my school days, in the school marching/concert bands, and I played the Trombone(no valves), but we used the same oil on our slides that the other brasses did in their valves..

can't say I remember the brand, but likely wasn't all that fancy, just whatever the band director sold...*
this can't be right, but i think i went all 4 years of HS on the same bottle of oil... nah... I had to have bought some right???

I know that doesn't answer your question at all, it just jogged my brain a bit.... sorry..


*quick google image search for "slide oil" shows me it was Al Cass - man, i can still taste that stuff...marching tromboners will know what i mean

 

[thunderfog]

Just be sure to post the UOA...

 

[spasm3]

Originally Posted By: earlyre

*quick google image search for "slide oil" shows me it was Al Cass - man, i can still taste that stuff...marching tromboners will know what i mean


I remember that taste. I played baritone. Somehow that stuff would migrate back to the mouth piece.

 

[earlyre]

Originally Posted By: spasm3
Originally Posted By: earlyre

*quick google image search for "slide oil" shows me it was Al Cass - man, i can still taste that stuff...marching tromboners will know what i mean


I remember that taste. I played baritone. Somehow that stuff would migrate back to the mouth piece.

migrate back to the mouthpiece...HA!
if you are playing a 'bone in front of the crowd properly, you have it angled at least 10 deg above parallel(bell pointed towards the crowd in the bleachers) this puts the whole instrument at that angle, and all your spittle(and slide oil)are running back down the slide right into your mouth, instead of collecting near the spit valve.

 

[spasm3]

Originally Posted By: earlyre
Originally Posted By: spasm3
Originally Posted By: earlyre

*quick google image search for "slide oil" shows me it was Al Cass - man, i can still taste that stuff...marching tromboners will know what i mean


I remember that taste. I played baritone. Somehow that stuff would migrate back to the mouth piece.

migrate back to the mouthpiece...HA!
if you are playing a 'bone in front of the crowd properly, you have it angled at least 10 deg above parallel(bell pointed towards the crowd in the bleachers) this puts the whole instrument at that angle, and all your spittle(and slide oil)are running back down the slide right into your mouth, instead of collecting near the spit valve.


I think you are right,it probably got there when we did "horns to the box"( marching band). I'm sure it must have been worse with a trombone.

 

[maximus]

Cool post. I was in band in middle and school. Marching band was fun except for practice in August, plus we took some cool trips. I haven't picked up my Bach Strad in 10 years, but I used Al Cass as well. As I recall, it was the best.

 

[sleddriver]

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quick google image search for "slide oil" shows me it was Al Cass - man, i can still taste that stuff...marching tromboners will know what i mean
Grew up playing trombone as well. I remember also using cold cream with a water spritz! Ah, those were the days.....I finally gave up after 6 yrs.