How to Take Apart a Trumpet

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Part of the video series: How to Clean Wind Instruments

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Summary: Taking apart a trumpet to be cleaned. Learn how to clean wind instruments, from woodwinds to brass, in this free video.

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Bill Parker Bill Parker has been a music educator and repairman for over 30 years. He has served on the faculty at Fullerton College, Las Vegas Academy for the Performing... read more

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How to Take Apart a Trumpet

Hi, this is Bill Parker on behalf of Expert Village. In this clip we would be taking apart the trumpet for cleaning. We would begin by removing the mouthpiece, then the slides, and finally the pistons and the valve caps. The mouth piece is easy to remove. The slides should be easy to remove but sometimes they may be stuck or even frozen. They should come off easily by hand, never force the slides or use any type of a tool. If it is stuck take it to a repair shop. The valve caps you simply unscrew. Again they should come apart easily by hand. If they don't then you need to take it into your local repair shop, never use tools or pliers to take off your valve caps. They would mark the cap and also damage the valve. The valve casings are numbered 1,2,3 from the mouthpiece to the bell. As you take the piston out and pull it out half way notice that is a stamped with a number. The numbers match the valve casings 1,2, and 3. Also notice which direction the numbers are facing. Our trumpet has the number facing towards the mouth piece. It is very important when you reassemble the trumpet that the numbers are facing the same way or else the trumpet would not play properly.