Fixing Trumpet Valves

Video Transcript

"Now I'm going to show you some things that can cause valve problems on your trumpet. First of all, of course your trumpet could be extremely dirty, you could have pieces of sand, other debris in your trumpet. The trumpet has a very small space in between the casing and the valve, so anything can get in there and cause damage. As well as any dents that can come from any sharp blow, a drop of your instrument, maybe you dropped it and the valve casing can become out of round. A way to remove that is take your drum stick, and sometimes you might need to flatten the end of it, you want to take your drum stick, of course loosen up your top cap first. Take your drum stick, your rawhide mallet, you want to very, very lightly tap on the end as to move that valve out of its casing to remove it. And those are some valve issues that can effect your trumpet."