How to remove a cloth from the inside of a trumpet?

Question

I was drying the inside of my trumpet with the drag though technique shown to me on a cleaning video, the cloth got stuck and I've tried to remove it my self...It won't budge in either direction, any suggestions?

Answer 1

Where is it stuck? in the bell end? if so, use some mechanical fingers to grab and pull it out. Stuck near the rear "tuning" slide? if so, take that out and try to push or pull it out there. Otherwise, head for the repair shop.

Answer 2

Remove as many parts of the trumpet as you can. Wherever there is any cloth showing, CUT what you can loose. This will leave you with smaller pieces to deal with. With all the parts off - valve caps, all possible slides, etc. - dribble some salad oil into the trumpet, piece by piece. Try ONE section - if this does not work, you do not want to gunk up the whole horn before you take it to the shop. Do NOT bother wasting brass oil - you are going to have to clean up this mess anyway. With needle-nose pliers, try to grab what you can. and GENTLY pull those shorter pieces thru, without hurting the trumpet, especially the exposed areas where those removed parts will have to re-attach.

If you are successful in getting this out, then you are left with pieces of one oily trumpet! Put a BATH TOWEL down in your bathtub, and run water deep enough to cover the submerged trumpet. Add DAWN dishwashing liquid. Carefully clean ala the parts. Dry them thoroughly, making sure not to leave any lint (paper towels are good). Then carefully reassemble the trumpet, making sure that all valves and tubing are in the RIGHT spot! Use some lube or oil on any sliding surfaces - you know that.

Or - suck it up and take it to a repair teach. They will do something similar to this.

Have you learned your lesson? They used a SMALLER cloth in the video!!!!!! Or use those *spitball* cleaners. But it is good to know how to break down and clean you instrument. BTW - I am a flutist - but learned how to do this years ago for other instruments.

Answer 3

Telling us where it got stuck would help.

If it's stuck somewhere in the slides - which is probably where it's stuck -, take it to the local music store.

If it's stuck in the valves (which sounds ridiculous, but possible) you may be able to get it out.

If it's stuck closer to the bell of the trumpet, you need a smaller cloth.

if it's stuck in the initial pipe (the one right after the mouthpiece but before the tuning slide), sticking something like your snake might work, but take it to the shop. You do NOT want to get that messed up.

If it's stuck anywhere else, you may just need to get another trumpet. But take it to the shop and get their opinion.

Sry bout your luck, mate.

Answer 4

i performed trumpet in severe college. for the mouth piece, i'd boil some water, take it off the range and soak the mouth piece in it. as for the physique, i constantly took the valves out and positioned the the physique in a bath of warmth water, be sure you employ a snake, it somewhat helps you get interior the trumpet, additionally be sure you dry your trumpet properly. now the valves, i never put in water, i used the snake and alcohol, you will desire to you will have to apply valve oil after, that's somewhat substantial, devoid of suited lubracation the valves will stick and which will ultimately ruin the valves and trumpet. i'm hoping this helps.

Answer 5

OUCH!! ok.. .simple answer is take it to a Music STore with a repair man. the one thing you don't say is WHERE it is stuck. That would help in determining if you can take care of it yourself.

Answer 6

umm get something "like" a pencil and just try to push it in ther eand pull it on the side so you can pull it out bt try not to mark hte trumpet good luck