Reynolds Trumpet Project
Hello! This post will show my progress repairing a trumpet for a class project. This is a Reynolds trumpet likely made in the 80's. It is in okay condition and seems to have been worked on previously by another technician. Cleaning I start the cleaning process by first disassembling the entire instrument. Using some blue cloth and valve oil, I pre-clean the inner and outer parts of slides, lead pipes, valves, and valve casings. This removes any dirt and debris as well as left over slide grease. During cleaning, I am also taking into account any glaring issues. The valves for instance are completely shot. At first I thought they were made of nickel-silver (which notoriously corrodes and overall is not a great valve material), but upon closer inspection of the ports, it seems to be nickel-plate that has been severely neglected. The valves will need to be re-plated which this project will unfortunately not have time to cover. I remove any ferrous metals, such as the water key sp