How to Clean Wind Instruments : How to Clean a Trumpet

[Javier32101]

If only i could do this for my saxophone :(

[Aaronpinkham1234567]

Its a brass I play one

[rocknrollneverdies1]

my trumpets slides are stuck would it hurt the tumpet if i put it in water with the slides in im hoping that after washing it the trumpet slides will come out

[jpcwa74]

Thank You for closed captioning this video for Deaf trumpet players like me.

[qwertmom]

All this crap came out of my trumpet

[ElectrifyRecords]

@qwertmom lol i know what that is we cleaned ours at school it was nasty

[steamburn123]

can i put some soap into water while being wet?

[Roflb0t]

How often shall i clean my trumpet like this?

[boo3740]

Don't use a paper towel. Use a soft cloth/towel. Paper towels are made of wood, and wood scratches(if that's all you got, be gentle).

[ChelseCreek84]

Don't use chemicals. None. Just shine it up with some elbow grease and clean out the insides as much as you can. Then grease it and oil it and play.

Note: Ever try to clean an instrument after marching season? It'll take a long time! :)

[Skimpyrex]

is it safe to use windex to just shine the trumpet when it's clean?

like i used it before it didnt hurt it then but over time will it?

[TyBarrett1]

DO NOT USE WINDEX. the chemicals in windex will eat away at your trumpet's finish. You won't notice it right away, but over time your trumpet will lose the shiny finish.

[TheBadness98]

Why can't you use the trumpet snake for the valve tube things?

[TyBarrett1]

Because they are too big and the snake won't scrape gunk off the sides. It isn't wide enough.

[km426]

I can remember a few years ago whilst cleaning a 'mini' Eb tuba in the bath and judging by the amount of 'debris' that came out of it, it seemed like it had 50 years of kebab in it!

[makjj1234]

Hey, Perhaps you could have your ''instructors'' in your videos wear a minimicrophone? I find it hard to listen on my PC. I have to turn my volume up to max on the video and my PC itself.

[123cheergirly123]

dont use dishsoap whatever you do. my band instutructer says DONT DO IT!

[zambina44]

@123cheergirly123 well then what should be used?

[123cheergirly123]

@zambina44 plain water.

[zambina44]

@123cheergirly123 alright, thanks :]

[ledderzed]

a video on how to reassemble would be good for beginners as well, because theres loooaads of ways you can get it wrong with slide grease in the wrong places.

[Bixto2]

thanks for the video

very easy to learn!

[43ton]

Thank You! Great video!

[GasinGentleman]

can you get rid of scratches

[collllliiiiin]

oh be quiet he still taught u how to clean ur trumpet

[Rodztar13]

Thank you sir, great video!

[NancyDaAC]

Scrubbing with the hard bristle brush may compromise the trumpet on a long term basis at the microscopic level.

[WELLBRAN]

paper towel will scratch the trumpet

[lukeroxs08080808080]

have u heard the new theory that those brushes scratch the inside of the trumpet and slightly alters the sound over time. great video though :)

[JDJNA813]

Really? that sucks, do you know any other way to clean it without using those brushes?

[Soeisinger]

Good video. Wish I'd watched this when I first learned to play the trumpet. There were some things I shouldn't have done and learned from...like the hot water. Poor blessing trumpet. D:

[tennisfreak360]

trumpet is a brass

[Warenward]

A WIND instrument is an instrument that you use air to make sound. Brass and Woodwinds are just subcategories.

[puffpowderchowder]

the trumpet is a wind instrument?

[LunafiskGAL]

yea. you have to blow into it. i think your thinking of woodwind. and trumpet is brass.

[planetk1]

i would just like to thank you who ever made this vid you rock

[hbchris722]

its a wind instrumpet ppl he never said wood wind duuuuuuu! ~i<3trumpet~

[David12King]

How long should you soak your trumpet before removing it?

[johnspears5]

thank you!

[ruby2thursday]

nice Bill! Thanks for posting this. I just got a dirty older Blessing Scholastic and rather than dropping a hundred plus on the music store I'll do the job myself with a thirty dollar kit to rebuild the valves and your instructions for the actual cleaning. nicely done!

[KickSnareNichtsMehr]

yep, hot water wrecked the finish on my marching horn.

[ColexNxCancer]

Yeah....trumpet isn't a woodwind instrument....

It's a brass....please don't degrade my favorite instrument. o.o

[DragonSpork]

Who said it was a woodwind instrument? Bill never said that, and the info says just wind, not woodwind. The trumpet IS a wind instrument. If you didn't know that, then don't call the trumpet your favorite instrument. If you are referring to something else, then I don't see it.

[helghast95]

agree

[deadlock241]

Damn dude. Calm down! He read the info wrong, give him a break.

[hbchris722]

thankyou gezzzzz ppl r syupid

[johnspears5]

he never said woodwind. he said wind. and it is. all brass instruments are wind instruments

[zippers787]

Everyone knows that the trumpet isn't a woodwind, except for you apparently. And DUH it's a brass!

Maybe you should learn a little more about your 'favorite instrument'

[hbchris722]

he said wind not wood wind and mabey u need to check the info before u go cridsing ppl i play the trumpet to so i know what it is oh and im the best so watch out kid!

[hbchris722]

he never said woodwind he saind wind duuuuuu!

[movieboy6]

@zippers787 He never said woodwind, he said wind. A brass instrument IS a wind instrument, because it uses wind. Please go back to kindergarden, you illiterate fuck.

[StradMan37]

Thanks, Bill. I recently bought a used Strad, and have just cleaned it using your video as my guide. Man, it really needed the cleaning!

Without your guide, I'd have done it all wrong, of course. I'm 53 yrs old - have played trpt for 42 yrs - and NEVER was shown the proper way to clean the many trumpets I have owned over the decades.

The Strad plays like a dream now, thanks to your advice!

[kiotieiii]

I don't have a any of those brushes. What should I do?

[cutznbruzez97]

Go to the nearest music store... and buy a brass Cleaning kit for around $10...

[firealarman121]

so  you can use dawn?

[masterchiefazn]

Yes

[67a1]

thanks i didnt know about ony of this. my trumpet is probobly really gross now

[Firebird329]

thanks. i didn't know u cant use hot water

[Woof2700]

What if we cant get the pistons out of the trumpet? i got them out once but i couldnt wipe them off and they have alot of build up what do i do?

[ripjumps]

if u take it to a music store they will probably know what to do.

[patriotsfullback]

i have been playing the trumpet for r3 months 2 actualy bye

[belleas1432]

well its good to know ot only takes 1 hour for a trumpet to dry because i have a competition tomorrow

[triz250rtecatedude]

yes it is ok to clen ur pistons idot

[Nfl233]

ive been playing trumpet 3 yrs now and every time I cleaned it I didnt know you were supposed to clean the slides. I also cleaned it in hot water every time. I always thought that some of the lacqer came off from the oil on my hands. well I have to go clean it now. (MAN THAT THING MUST BE FILTHY!!!)

[Linaria]

Thank you! I finally bothered to cleam my cornet now.. Poor little thing.. I have to clean it more often

[ghostoffelakuti]

good info...thank you