Replacing a Trumpet Water Key Cork

Video Transcript

"Now I'm going to show you how to replace a water key cork, or some people call it, "the spit valve". First of all you want to take your little something sharp and go ahead and just remove that old cork if it has not already fallen out. And one thing, we really do have to have these brand new with a nice tight seal, because if they leak, then your trumpet will not play properly. You want to take your new little water key cork, just heat up your glue here ever so slightly, put a little dab on there. And we'll just go ahead and put that in there and heat it up one more time real quick, make sure that is stuck to the key itself, give it a good push down there. And one thing you want to make sure when you replace your water key cork, is to make sure that it is not leaking. Make sure that it has suction, and you can test that by sucking on it. And that is how you replace a water key cork."