Holton linkage lube question

[RichC]

What is the best lube to use for this kind of linkage? I've been packing it with tuning slide grease - should I be using something different/better? It's on a Holton E185.

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[Burgerbob]

I just used ultra pure linkage oil. Worked great for me.

[ithinknot]

I just used ultra pure linkage oil. Worked great for me.

Heavier would be better for reducing wear. In tromboneland, Ultra-Pure Heavy lasts indefinitely on old Bach linkages and works silently without obviously slowing anything down; out in the broader hydrocarboniferous gooposphere, there's plenty of suitable grease.

[RichC]

So, oil works fine, no need for grease.

[ithinknot]

No, to be clear I'm referring to their heaviest grade of tuning slide grease

[RichC]

Thank you!

[Chalker4]

I just used ultra pure linkage oil. Worked great for me.

Heavier would be better for reducing wear. In tromboneland, Ultra-Pure Heavy lasts indefinitely on old Bach linkages and works silently without obviously slowing anything down; out in the broader hydrocarboniferous gooposphere, there's plenty of suitable grease.

My day job requires the specification of many different types of lubricants. They will now be know collectively as "hydrocarboniferous goop". Thanks for the chuckle!

[whitbey]

This looks like the same linkage as my Bach bass and Cerveny euph.
I have been doing this with my old Bach bass since the 1980’s and with the new metal valve linkages as I have acquired them. I put a gob of Vaseline on the metal sockets, then hit it with a lighter/small flame just enough to melt in the lube. My old Bach bass is still quiet and fast. Also put a gob a Vaseline on the pivot and spring and hit that with a lighter. My Cerveny oval euphonium has linkage similar to the old Bach. It does really great this way too.

[ssking2b]

I found STP works well and is very slick.

[2bobone]

asking2b says :"I found STP works well and is very slick".
I agree, but caution anyone who uses STP and who also wears contact lenses. Wash your hands thoroughly before touching your contact lenses. Ask me how I know -------------.