Holton linkage lube question

Post Reply
RichC
Posts: 127
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:36 pm
Location: Just South of Philly, PA USA

Holton linkage lube question

Post by 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.
20220312_131419.jpg
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Burgerbob
Posts: 4526
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2018 8:10 pm
Location: LA
Contact:

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by Burgerbob »

I just used ultra pure linkage oil. Worked great for me.
Aidan Ritchie, LA area player and teacher
User avatar
ithinknot
Posts: 1037
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:40 pm

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by ithinknot »

Burgerbob wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:38 pm 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
Posts: 127
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:36 pm
Location: Just South of Philly, PA USA

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by RichC »

So, oil works fine, no need for grease.
User avatar
ithinknot
Posts: 1037
Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:40 pm

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by ithinknot »

No, to be clear I'm referring to their heaviest grade of tuning slide grease
RichC
Posts: 127
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:36 pm
Location: Just South of Philly, PA USA

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by RichC »

Thank you!
User avatar
Chalker4
Posts: 9
Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:17 am
Location: Southwest Ohio USA

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by Chalker4 »

ithinknot wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:59 pm
Burgerbob wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 12:38 pm 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
Posts: 607
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:44 am
Location: Rochester Michigan North of Detroit.
Contact:

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by 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.
Edwards Sterling bell 525/547
Edwards brass bell 547/562
Edwards Jazz w/ Ab valve 500"/.508"
Markus Leuchter Alto Trombone
Bass Bach 50 Bb/F/C dependent.
Cerveny oval euphonium
Full list in profile
User avatar
ssking2b
Posts: 352
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:34 pm
Location: Richmond, VA metropolitan area
Contact:

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by ssking2b »

I found STP works well and is very slick.
===============================================
XO Brass Artist - http://www.pjonestrombone.com
===============================================
2bobone
Posts: 335
Joined: Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:10 pm
Location: Pennsylvania

Re: Holton linkage lube question

Post by 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 -------------.
Post Reply

Return to “Maintenance”