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Re: Instrument Cleaning

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Subject: Re: [BRASS-BAND:5852] Instrument Cleaning
From: "Alfred Galea" <alfgalea@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 23:21:34 +0200
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The way I always cleaned my Besson 700 Silver plated Euphonium is:

Dismantle and wash with warm water and shower gel. Rinse with warm water.
Clean dry with a silver cloth (I use the Boosey & Hawkes one)

There where times when some parts (esp. inner bell and area round water keys
or near bottom of valves) were extremely dirty due to saliva. In that case I
dissolve a very little bit of Autosol in warm water and clean with the
solution. Better not trying with autosol directly as it will harm the
plating.

Regarding mouthpiece. I clean it separately and more frequently in using hot
water.

I own my instrument for 8 years and using this method of cleaning I manage
to keep my instrument in a brand new looking condition.

Hope this will help anyway.

Regards from Malta.

Alfred Galea.

King George V Band, Mqabba - Malta.

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References:
- Re: Brass Technique
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- Instrument Cleaning
  - From: Mike

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