Oiling Trumpet Valves

Video Transcript

"Now I'm going to show you how to oil the valves on your trumpet. First of all we want to start by, of course, unscrewing our top cap. And now you do need to oil your valves every time you get your trumpet out to play. You want to just put a small amount of oil onto your valve, drop that valve down in there. It is not necessary to spin the valve in the casing to get the oil, it kind of goes all around by itself. So we just want to turn that valve ever so slightly, usually about a half of a turn, and let the valve snap into its resting spot. Tighten down the cap, go ahead and proceed with the other two, tighten those down. Now I do want to mention that it is very important, if you do put your trumpet up to store, to wipe these valves down before you put it up because the oil will get gummy. And that is how you oil your trumpet valves!"