Even though a few brass instruments are used in an orchestra, concert bands are primarily made up of brass… More
Summary: Properly reassemble brass instruments like the trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba ; learn how from our expert horn player in this free instrument maintenance video..
J.D. Keating is a musician, artist and educator from Western Massachusetts. For two decades he has lent his varied talents to innumerable projects in the music industry. In 2003 he...read more
"Now we can put our springs back in. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. This one's locked, it can be now secured. This one's locked, it can be now secured by screwing these down. Brass instruments grew in their complexity and their variety along with the advances in plumbing technology, believe it or not. Now that we've got our valves in place and our slides in place. Slides, let's hope that when I was assembling this rapidly before that we have it all in order. Ah-ha, there seems to be a spring, something screwy with the spring but that's what maintenance and final inspection is all about."