Your video is perfect for the beginning student trumpet player. When my son received his horn today in the mail, we were at a loss and your video saved us. Thank you.
Trumpet cases have greatly improved over the last thirty years.I haven't played since high school and I must say that that beautiful instrument and case is giving me second thoughts. My teacher was very good but his one flaw was in not teaching maintenance and cleaning. I guess it was because the instruments were rented and he took care of the maintenance after the gear was turned in at the end of the school term.When you love an instrument it becomes a pleasure to care for it-not a chore.
I'm a noob, and thought this video would be really boring to watch - but thanks to the quality presentation and editing it was really interesting! Keep up the good work - and THANK YOU!
This was the best!!! Thank you so much for this information. I've wanted to play trumpet for so long and just recently got one. It was sooooo old, I had to learn how to clean it. The reassembly was the roughest part. Once I learned that there are NUMBERS on them... Wooo!!! Golden tone. Thought I broke it. Thank you sir.
When I bought my trumpet from the pawn shop I guess the guy had been trying to either clean the valve or oil them but the were all in the wrong slots, I jokingly told him it was no good to just sell it to me for five bucks, it's a real nice horn now that I got them all straightened up the fingering is as smooth as a baby's behind😄🎺🎼🎶 I love to listen to Dizzy.
How to get the moisture (and debri from your teeth) out of your instrument, every day? Pull the main tuning slide out, run a small cloth with chord through it, Reka and Bob Reeves have excellent examples of them, and put the running slide back. This keeps your horn cleaner.
I liked the video! Although this is what I do, and what I assume 99% of trumpet players do, big trumpet makers say to oil you valve heavily before and after every time you play. The oil should be used to keep it clean, not really to lubricate it. Again, I liked the video!
That's just the air pressure. Take out the whole slide and hold down the key that is instructed in this video per slide. If you don't do it then your spit will gather inside the trumpet like a vacuum. You only need to pull on these slides on specific notes when you play. The slide that is connected to the third valve, which is furthest from the mouth-peace, only needs to be moved on low D, valve 1 & 3, and C#, valves 123.
HELP! This is my 5th year playing trumpet (since 6th grade, im going into 10th) and for the first time one of my valve caps have jammed. I'm afraid the threads have crossed for it appears to be slightly tilted. I have known long before watching your amazing video that pliers and other tools should not be used. What can I do to fix my valve caps that are stuck?
I always take my valves all the way out and wipe them off with a cloth and then apply valveoil. It removes any small metalshavings that might have been in there
Oh, now I pity the old trumpet a friend gave me. He wasn't the only one who got to play it, but it's dirty inside, the valve pistons are dry, and all of the tuning slides are stuck. I'll try to give it a good treatment, send it to a repair shop.
Remove the bottom Valve Caps and clean them separately. They collect a lot of gunk that needs to be removed periodically (once a month). If you are in a hurry, as right before a performance, oil you valves as shown in this video. It gets the job done quickly. However, if you have the time, I recommend you completely remove the valves one at a time and hold the valve over a paper towel; thoroughly cover the valve with oil. Reinstall the valve into it's casing remembering the approximate location of the valve guide slots. Rotate the valve left & right until it settles into it's slots.
Amigo, tudo bem com você? Parabéns pelas aulas. Os vídeos são EXCELENTES! Tenho um Yamaha YSL-354V mas não sei como fazer uma manutenção correta. Poderia fazer um vídeo sobre manutenção do TROMBONE PISTO (Válvula)? Muito obrigado.
My trumpet is really old, we got it from a friend who is now in high school and she started to play it in middle school. My valves are kind of hard to get out and don't slide right out but i put grease on it and doesn't seem to be working. will that effect the sound of my trumpet?
I got a question. I took the 3rd valve out to lubricate it and put it inside, but somehow my D note isn't coming out right. Rest of em sounds good, but only the low D note is kinda husky/raspy. I think i put the valves correctly with numbers facing me. How can i solve this problem?
cool man cool. @hornsmasher i just purchased a 1940s "Roth" trumpet. i was wondering what a trumpet like that would go for these days? do u have a clue, i ask but no one replys back. haha. just curious im not trying to sell it or nothing. near mint condition just a few scratches here and there. not dents or dings. original case. and another question, the bell is a little smaller than 5 inches.. i know u have a yamaha, which i hear alot of mixed emotions about around the web.. so what do u think?
Great video. My trumpet is an older model and has no numbers on the valves. I took them all out to clean and now don't know which is which. What do I do?
I finally did that but it took days. On my model the valve holes are so close on each one that it is extremely difficult to tell. Must put valves in, play it, then remove. Very painstaking. I'm etching numbers into mine.
Actually you can try remove all the valves but keep the slides, then start putting 3rd valve or whatever (as it's the first to come through when you blow it) then blow into trumpet, if it is correct then it supposed can blow freely with valve up and down. It happens many times in my band (as we're using old and weird type of instrument that have no number on valves) and onlt took me seconds to solve it.
Hi Hornmaster. Your clip on routine maintenance is quite informative. One silly question, though. Just before viewing your clip, I watched a Monette clip on oiling the pistons. They suggested removing the entire piston and oiling top to bottom and advised against what you demonstrated. Does removing the piston make a difference?
Hi There! I've seen a few cleaning rags available on amazon, and some are for lacquered and some for silver. Is the brass instrument a lacquered type? I'm afraid to buy on of the nicer larger rags since all of them seem to be for silver. Also, would you use the mouthpiece brush for cleaning daily? I don't think the Yamaha cleaning kit we bought at our local rental/repair place came w/ the little pipe-cleaner you used. Is it an actual craft-store pipe cleaner, or an "officially" safe one?
If it is a schilke the numbers should turn away from you. Is the low Eb also wrong, if so, you have turned the valve. There is usually a plastic "valve guide" in each side of the valve chamber, one is big and the other one is small. The ones on the valve should fit the tracks in the chamber.
I need some help. on the curved part of my trumpet by the mouthpiece, it is losing its shiny coating so its a dull yellow color. there are other small spots like this on my trumpet. Why is this happening? Please help!
What happens if the valve doesn’t click and how do I fix it ? I tried oiling it more, and making sure it was facing the right way but nothing worked. Also, the spring inside the valve, what if it falls out? Is there a certain way to put assemble it back in? PLS HELP ME
1:05 That is how it should look when you are at home... At rehearsal there should be at least 5 cans of beer in that bag type. 7:31 Only if it is a lacquered or gold plated instrument, i prefer my silver plated instruments greased up so they dont start to grow silver oxide.
Once you get into high school, my band director recommends that you upgrade to an intermediate or professional horn. The Yamaha horns are excellent choices, as the consistency is just impressive! I recommend the YTR-4335GII, the YTR-6335, and the YTR-6345G. I play on a Yamaha 8335II Xeno horn, which is pretty pricy. But those models are what I would recommend. Those would be perfect for your high school playing career. Just remember to practice hard, and it will be worth it :)
Run swabs through the tubes. Swabs are cloths attached to a weighted string which you run through the instrument tubes and slides. They work great if you use your water keys often to drain some moisture.
Useful tips, but what to do in case of mixed up piston valves? How do one matches the three pistons correctly to their respective csing when there are no numbers printed on their side?
Im no expert but i woupd try to line up the holes on the valves with the slides until you get it right. Good Luck with that pal. Hope you figure that out
Can't take the dang thing apart. Been sitting for 30 years. I was "playing" it and when I put it in my lap to watch this video and then picked it back up, it stopped working. No air went through except on Valve 2. Then valve one stuck. I can't get the caps or sliders to budge and one of the buttons won't stop spinning to tighten. Da frick.
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Your video is perfect for the beginning student trumpet player. When my son received his horn today in the mail, we were at a loss and your video saved us. Thank you.
I can't believe this video was made in 2010. This is much better most of the latest.
Trumpet cases have greatly improved over the last thirty years.I haven't played since high school and I must say that that beautiful instrument and case is giving me second thoughts. My teacher was very good but his one flaw was in not teaching maintenance and cleaning. I guess it was because the instruments were rented and he took care of the maintenance after the gear was turned in at the end of the school term.When you love an instrument it becomes a pleasure to care for it-not a chore.
I'm a noob, and thought this video would be really boring to watch - but thanks to the quality presentation and editing it was really interesting! Keep up the good work - and THANK YOU!
Thank you - very helpful as a new trumpet owner
05/03/21- I’m a guitar player and just acquired two trumpets. I had no idea what the care routine was. This was helpful
Thanks for the vid. Just picked up a tarnished trumpet at Goodwill for $10. Cant wait to see how it turns out after a good cleaning
I thought his name was Horny Smasher lol internet screwed me up.
Great video :)
This was the best!!! Thank you so much for this information. I've wanted to play trumpet for so long and just recently got one. It was sooooo old, I had to learn how to clean it. The reassembly was the roughest part. Once I learned that there are NUMBERS on them... Wooo!!! Golden tone. Thought I broke it. Thank you sir.
Thank you! My son started playing trumpet last week. We didn't know how to take care of it.
When I bought my trumpet from the pawn shop I guess the guy had been trying to either clean the valve or oil them but the were all in the wrong slots, I jokingly told him it was no good to just sell it to me for five bucks, it's a real nice horn now that I got them all straightened up the fingering is as smooth as a baby's behind😄🎺🎼🎶 I love to listen to Dizzy.
Very thorough! Thank you. I would add that when removing valve slides, one should also press the valve to avoid the dreaded pop sound.
It shouldn't be that dreaded though.
Thank u for helping me assemble my trumpet hornsmasher your help is important always thank u God will bless u.
A huuuuuge THANK YOU, from Rio de Janeiro. Horn is going to be in good shape for carnaval !!!!!
This really helped me understand different parts of my trumpet
Thank you for this wonderful video
How to get the moisture (and debri from your teeth) out of your instrument, every day? Pull the main tuning slide out, run a small cloth with chord through it, Reka and Bob Reeves have excellent examples of them, and put the running slide back. This keeps your horn cleaner.
I liked the video! Although this is what I do, and what I assume 99% of trumpet players do, big trumpet makers say to oil you valve heavily before and after every time you play. The oil should be used to keep it clean, not really to lubricate it. Again, I liked the video!
This is very helpful! Thanks!! 💯
Thanks a lot. you helped me fix the pistons for my daughter trumpet. =D
you're videos are grate
Terrific video. Great jobs as always hornsmasher.
Thank you!!! It has been awhile :)
It helped me a lot I’m a beginner 👍🏻
Muito obrigado pelas dicas..... Thank you very much for the tips
Ty for helping me get my tuning slide in
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Great vid, really useful 👌
im im band class watchin this thanks so much for this vid😂
THANK YOU. So helpful.
I just bought I trumpet and I was wondering how often should I get the insturment cleaned. Also this video was very helpful
3:04 i did that to my trumpet and fixed it with duck tape and it was still good.
At 2:28 I felt my heart skip a beat and heard the horror movie sound: ReReReRe.
Very good video.
great video!
i messed up my trumpet but thanks to this video it got all patched up
What did you do to it? I'm intrigued
That case is actually designed to hold sheet music or a thin music book.
Erick S. I have the same case
you sus
"until next time, keep on smashin'"
-Hornmaster John
March 6, 1955-January 8, 2010
When hornsmasher john says clean the fingerprints, you clean the damn fingerprints
Trumpet assembly:
Step 1: Secure mouthpiece in receiver
Step 2: Jk ur done
step 3: burn trumpet in fire
thanks. I learned a lot form you
Thank you so much man I had no idea how to fix sticky valves now I can play better in our 6th grade band
oof
That's just the air pressure. Take out the whole slide and hold down the key that is instructed in this video per slide. If you don't do it then your spit will gather inside the trumpet like a vacuum. You only need to pull on these slides on specific notes when you play.
The slide that is connected to the third valve, which is furthest from the mouth-peace, only needs to be moved on low D, valve 1 & 3, and C#, valves 123.
HELP! This is my 5th year playing trumpet (since 6th grade, im going into 10th) and for the first time one of my valve caps have jammed. I'm afraid the threads have crossed for it appears to be slightly tilted. I have known long before watching your amazing video that pliers and other tools should not be used. What can I do to fix my valve caps that are stuck?
I always take my valves all the way out and wipe them off with a cloth and then apply valveoil. It removes any small metalshavings that might have been in there
Oh, now I pity the old trumpet a friend gave me. He wasn't the only one who got to play it, but it's dirty inside, the valve pistons are dry, and all of the tuning slides are stuck. I'll try to give it a good treatment, send it to a repair shop.
Muito bom esse vídeo,parabéns.
Why am I watching this I’ve played trumpet for 6 years 😂
Remove the bottom Valve Caps and clean them separately. They collect a lot of gunk that needs to be removed periodically (once a month). If you are in a hurry, as right before a performance, oil you valves as shown in this video. It gets the job done quickly.
However, if you have the time, I recommend you completely remove the valves one at a time and hold the valve over a paper towel; thoroughly cover the valve with oil. Reinstall the valve into it's casing remembering the approximate location of the valve guide slots. Rotate the valve left & right until it settles into it's slots.
thx! I tried and you are right! there is a lot of stuff in there.
Hehe snacks in the case. Reminds me of the brass section in my old orchestras when I played 1st Violin section. Moved to trombone eventually.
nobody cares
Amigo, tudo bem com você? Parabéns pelas aulas. Os vídeos são EXCELENTES!
Tenho um Yamaha YSL-354V mas não sei como fazer uma manutenção correta.
Poderia fazer um vídeo sobre manutenção do TROMBONE PISTO (Válvula)?
Muito obrigado.
Thank you
Ugh I broke my trumpet because of you! Luckily, I fixed it just by trying. Thanks a lot!
I wish I could give this a hundred "likes."
My trumpet is really old, we got it from a friend who is now in high school and she started to play it in middle school. My valves are kind of hard to get out and don't slide right out but i put grease on it and doesn't seem to be working. will that effect the sound of my trumpet?
what do type of cloth do you recommend for a 43b bach stradivarius, lacquer color trumpet?
I got a question. I took the 3rd valve out to lubricate it and put it inside, but somehow my D note isn't coming out right. Rest of em sounds good, but only the low D note is kinda husky/raspy. I think i put the valves correctly with numbers facing me. How can i solve this problem?
Hi, I was wondering about the 2nd valve slide, If you move it, what note are you trying to tune?
Thanks 👍🏾👍🏾
7 seconds in and this guy calls himself Horn Smasher lol
Thanks my trumpet had a really loose thing to play notes can u make a vid about that
only exception to the valves is the tiger plastic trumpet valves, because they are interchangeable.
cool man cool. @hornsmasher i just purchased a 1940s "Roth" trumpet. i was wondering what a trumpet like that would go for these days? do u have a clue, i ask but no one replys back. haha. just curious im not trying to sell it or nothing. near mint condition just a few scratches here and there. not dents or dings. original case. and another question, the bell is a little smaller than 5 inches.. i know u have a yamaha, which i hear alot of mixed emotions about around the web.. so what do u think?
what do you do when your trumpet does not give you a constant sound?
practise more
Empty spit valves if it makes a gurgling noise/inconstant noise. Do you know where the spit valves are?
hey man, whenever i tune my trumpet, when i pull out the slide with the keyring, it makes a sort uf "blowing sound" or something
Great video. My trumpet is an older model and has no numbers on the valves. I took them all out to clean and now don't know which is which. What do I do?
Go to your local Instrument Repair Store with your Trumpet and all parts
I finally did that but it took days. On my model the valve holes are so close on each one that it is extremely difficult to tell. Must put valves in, play it, then remove. Very painstaking. I'm etching numbers into mine.
Actually you can try remove all the valves but keep the slides, then start putting 3rd valve or whatever (as it's the first to come through when you blow it) then blow into trumpet, if it is correct then it supposed can blow freely with valve up and down. It happens many times in my band (as we're using old and weird type of instrument that have no number on valves) and onlt took me seconds to solve it.
How do you clean the inside of the horn? I imagine a lot of saliva ends up inside.
there is a water key on each tuning slide which u empty Ur saliva
or u can get a horn snake
Hi Hornmaster. Your clip on routine maintenance is quite informative. One silly question, though. Just before viewing your clip, I watched a Monette clip on oiling the pistons. They suggested removing the entire piston and oiling top to bottom and advised against what you demonstrated. Does removing the piston make a difference?
Hi There!
I've seen a few cleaning rags available on amazon, and some are for lacquered and some for silver. Is the brass instrument a lacquered type? I'm afraid to buy on of the nicer larger rags since all of them seem to be for silver.
Also, would you use the mouthpiece brush for cleaning daily? I don't think the Yamaha cleaning kit we bought at our local rental/repair place came w/ the little pipe-cleaner you used. Is it an actual craft-store pipe cleaner, or an "officially" safe one?
GOOD WORK
that was helpful
If it is a schilke the numbers should turn away from you.
Is the low Eb also wrong, if so, you have turned the valve. There is usually a plastic "valve guide" in each side of the valve chamber, one is big and the other one is small. The ones on the valve should fit the tracks in the chamber.
I have a question.
Is it okay to use a Q-tip to clean out your mouthpiece?
I need some help. on the curved part of my trumpet by the mouthpiece, it is losing its shiny coating so its a dull yellow color. there are other small spots like this on my trumpet. Why is this happening? Please help!
Valeu!
What can I do if I turned the tuning valve and air can't pass anymore what can I do
What happens if the valve doesn’t click and how do I fix it ? I tried oiling it more, and making sure it was facing the right way but nothing worked. Also, the spring inside the valve, what if it falls out? Is there a certain way to put assemble it back in? PLS HELP ME
Nice
I think I turned my mouthpiece in counterclockwise, WHAT DO I DO???
What about all the moisture and spit inside the horn?
what trumpet are you using for the example..and what is a good starting trumpet for someone wanting to learn how to play the instrument??
Help I accidentally rotated the 1st valve and it’s not aligned with the tubing and it sounds bad
Thx man 😀
1:05 That is how it should look when you are at home...
At rehearsal there should be at least 5 cans of beer in that bag type.
7:31 Only if it is a lacquered or gold plated instrument, i prefer my silver plated instruments greased up so they dont start to grow silver oxide.
I'm going in to 8th grade which trunpet would u prefer a yamaha advantage trunpet a Jupiter capital edition trunpet or a bach tr300h2 trunpet
+Joshua Hernandez Yamaha or Jupiter.
YAMAHA
Once you get into high school, my band director recommends that you upgrade to an intermediate or professional horn. The Yamaha horns are excellent choices, as the consistency is just impressive! I recommend the YTR-4335GII, the YTR-6335, and the YTR-6345G. I play on a Yamaha 8335II Xeno horn, which is pretty pricy. But those models are what I would recommend. Those would be perfect for your high school playing career. Just remember to practice hard, and it will be worth it :)
you practice danny
@C3P0meetsData oiling the valves yes but greasing the slides every two weeks or when the slides are to slow/hard to pull out
What about saliva throughout the inside of the trumpet?
Run swabs through the tubes. Swabs are cloths attached to a weighted string which you run through the instrument tubes and slides. They work great if you use your water keys often to drain some moisture.
Useful tips, but what to do in case of mixed up piston valves? How do one matches the three pistons correctly to their respective csing when there are no numbers printed on their side?
Im no expert but i woupd try to line up the holes on the valves with the slides until you get it right. Good Luck with that pal. Hope you figure that out
instead of slide grease can i just use Vaseline?
or antifreeze haha jk
Qual e as notas
Can't take the dang thing apart. Been sitting for 30 years. I was "playing" it and when I put it in my lap to watch this video and then picked it back up, it stopped working. No air went through except on Valve 2. Then valve one stuck. I can't get the caps or sliders to budge and one of the buttons won't stop spinning to tighten.
Da frick.
Have you figured out why the button won’t stop spinning? I have the same issue.
Isnt it better to play the instrument than polishing it ? :D
i have valve grease
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Horn smasher?! should I smash my $2,000 trumpet!
Yes
do you ship overseas?
how do you delete commets
i never polish my trumpet or my cornet :P
here is how you play trumpet with out trumpet, make fart noises
Don't you own that store on route 18?