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Trombone Maintenance Tools
Disassembling Trombones
Fixing a Stuck Trombone Tuning Slide
Cleaning a Trombone Hand Slide
Cleaning a Trombone Bell
Replacing a Trombone Water Key Spring
Replacing a Trombone Water Key Cork
Fixing Trombone Bent Water Keys
Fixing a Trombone Bent Bumper
Replacing a Trombone Bumper
Greasing a Trombone Tuning Slide
Trombone Slide Lubrication Types
Applying Trombone Slide Lubrication
Trombone Assembly
Trombone Emergency Repairs
Summary: There are several reasons a trombone water key spring might break, including getting rust in the trombone. Learn how to replace a trombone water key spring with tips from an instrument repair expert in this free trombone video.
Amanda Cribb has played various instruments for the past 20 years. She has been repairing instruments for more than 10 years. She graduated with an Associates Degree in Band Instrument...read more
"Now I'm going to show you how to replace a water key spring on your trombone. First of all, of course, this one is broken. And there's couple of reasons why they would be broken. Springs usually wear out, or they'll get rusted on you, or you can get them caught on something and it'll break. First of all, I'm going to take out this pin that we have here, and remove the old water key. I'm going to put our previously selected spring on there. And, we'll have our, it really helps quite a bit to have our pin ready so we can put it in right away. Go ahead and slide the pin. Snap it into place, make sure it's all working real good. And that is how to replace a water key spring."
eHow Article: Replacing a Trombone Water Key Spring
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