This caught my eye in that I am struggling with keeping my slides in a superior slippery state this summer. I am a slide snob. I want my slide to be where it needs to be before I think about it. Anyway, It is 106 degrees here in San Antonio right now. I have had to play outside at 105+. I have a polka gig tonight and it will still be 100+. My slide lubes die quick and messy deaths. The only thing that seems to hang on is Trombotine. My first t-bone lube was Ponds cold cream back in the 1960s. Later on, I went with Super Slick and Formula Three. I served 20 years in the US Army Bands program around the world in heat and cold. I could use whatever I wanted. I stayed with the Superslick for the vast majority of my career. In this century, for some reason and I don't know why, I reverted back to Trombontine. I have all the mentioned lubes, and they break down in the heat when playing. My routine to keep slides going this summer is to clean them after each gig. And I have to re-apply on breaks to keep things satisfactory. Just a side note, while serving in the Army Bands in extreme cold (way below freezing) we would use a 50/50 mix of Everclear and water for lube. It worked but it sure stank up the horn. No, we didn't drink the lube after the gigs. Well, at least I didn't, honest.
I’ve been using the yamasnot for a few years and I have not noticed a significant difference in performance from pre-frozen to post frozen. Granted that could be due to me not paying that close attention to it, but I will definitely keep this in mind.
thanks for ur experiment and i finally know why my slideomix lubricant become thinner and thinner though i just put it on my tabble... so maybe freeze it can make it better？
Cool vid! I have the Slide-O-Mix rapid comfort and I know it had frozen and thawed a few winters in my garage before I found it. The trombone I am currently using has a slide that I can feel has a slight grab when going into 2nd position. I have found using the Slide-O-Mix on the slide makes that hitch completely unnoticeable. Even after it had been frozen and thawed a few times. I do feel there was a difference in the viscosity for sure, but it seems like the function is still pretty good. Just my own experience with this. Thanks for the great content you share!
First of all - 10 degrees, standing outside... uhhhh...I'd be shivering too hard to be intelligible. Second - driving in to work you're thinking about slide lubricants. Uh boy... maybe you need a better car stereo? Or the Vikings or Twins have to play better? Something... slide lubricants? You're making me think more about my boring, retired existence. Slide lubricant? You need a more positive attitude - start thinking about slide lubri-CAN! Brrrr... my slide is catching just from watching this video.
@@SchmittMusicTromboneShop I live to serve... plus your videos are the only ones on the internet I can respond to without someone yelling at me about politics.
This is the most epic example of trombone geekery ever.
And it is glorious.
This caught my eye in that I am struggling with keeping my slides in a superior slippery state this summer. I am a slide snob. I want my slide to be where it needs to be before I think about it. Anyway, It is 106 degrees here in San Antonio right now. I have had to play outside at 105+. I have a polka gig tonight and it will still be 100+. My slide lubes die quick and messy deaths. The only thing that seems to hang on is Trombotine. My first t-bone lube was Ponds cold cream back in the 1960s. Later on, I went with Super Slick and Formula Three. I served 20 years in the US Army Bands program around the world in heat and cold. I could use whatever I wanted. I stayed with the Superslick for the vast majority of my career. In this century, for some reason and I don't know why, I reverted back to Trombontine. I have all the mentioned lubes, and they break down in the heat when playing. My routine to keep slides going this summer is to clean them after each gig. And I have to re-apply on breaks to keep things satisfactory. Just a side note, while serving in the Army Bands in extreme cold (way below freezing) we would use a 50/50 mix of Everclear and water for lube. It worked but it sure stank up the horn. No, we didn't drink the lube after the gigs. Well, at least I didn't, honest.
I’ve been using the yamasnot for a few years and I have not noticed a significant difference in performance from pre-frozen to post frozen. Granted that could be due to me not paying that close attention to it, but I will definitely keep this in mind.
thanks for ur experiment and i finally know why my slideomix lubricant become thinner and thinner though i just put it on my tabble... so maybe freeze it can make it better？
Cool vid! I have the Slide-O-Mix rapid comfort and I know it had frozen and thawed a few winters in my garage before I found it. The trombone I am currently using has a slide that I can feel has a slight grab when going into 2nd position. I have found using the Slide-O-Mix on the slide makes that hitch completely unnoticeable. Even after it had been frozen and thawed a few times. I do feel there was a difference in the viscosity for sure, but it seems like the function is still pretty good. Just my own experience with this. Thanks for the great content you share!
Thanks for sharing (and watching!)
Awesome!
First of all - 10 degrees, standing outside... uhhhh...I'd be shivering too hard to be intelligible. Second - driving in to work you're thinking about slide lubricants. Uh boy... maybe you need a better car stereo? Or the Vikings or Twins have to play better? Something... slide lubricants? You're making me think more about my boring, retired existence. Slide lubricant? You need a more positive attitude - start thinking about slide lubri-CAN! Brrrr... my slide is catching just from watching this video.
We can always count on you to liven up the comment section party!
@@SchmittMusicTromboneShop I live to serve... plus your videos are the only ones on the internet I can respond to without someone yelling at me about politics.