Suzuki Trumpet Assembly, Care & Maintenance Manual Assembly, Care & Maintenance Guid
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Be careful when handling your Trumpet. It is a delicate
instrument.
DO
Wipe off the Trumpet and Mouthpiece after you have
fi nished playing.
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Carefully place the Trumpet and Mouthpiece back in
the correct compartment in the Case.
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Oil the Valves every few weeks.
DO
Use a gentle twisting motion when putting on the
Mouthpiece.
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Use the 2 Spit Valves after each playing session.
DO’S
DON’TS
DON’T
Force the sections into the Case.
DON’T
Close the lid if it seems diffi cult.
DON’T
Eat while playing.
DON’T
Force the Mouthpiece into the Lead Pipe.
DON’T
Hit the Lead Pipe. It is very delicate..
DON’T
Don’t remove all 3 valves at the same time.
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6. WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED PLAYING YOUR TRUMPET
• Keep good posture at all times. Sit or
stand straight and centered.
• Take in full amounts of air.
• Don’t breath air out but blow air out
through the Trumpet.
• Keep lips moist and slightly stretched
so that the front of the lips has a small
opening.
• Learn to blow a steady stream of air with
only slight pressure on the lips.
• Keep the mouthpiece in the center of
your lips.
• Keep your cheeks fl at.
• Keep the tongue relaxed with the tip
resting behind the bottom teeth.
• Warm-up on the Mouthpiece whenever
you can, keeping different vowels in
mind, like eeee, ahhh, and ooo. Try
buzzing these vowels even changing
from one to another like a fi re siren.
• Try to keep your chin down and
keep the corners of your mouth fi rm.
Occasionally practice in front of a mirror.
• The higher the notes the more you
should feel that you are blowing down
into the Mouthpiece.
• Air must move quickly through a small
opening in the lips for the best sound.
• This Trumpet comes with a #7C
Mouthpiece. This is the most common size.
5. GOOD TIPS ON PLAYING THE TRUMPET
There is a number on each Valve
and Valve Casing. Be Careful when
putting the Valves back, make sure
the Valve numbers match.
Do not remove all the Valves at
the same time. Rmove and Oil one
Valve at a time.
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How to Oil the Valves
• The Valves should be oiled once every
week or two. Carefully unscrew the
Valve Cap.
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• Lift out the Valve Cap and Valve.
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• Apply only a few drops of Valve Oil
onto the Valve surface.
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• Return the Valve back to the SAME Valve
casing it came from.
• Slowly and gently push the Valve back
into the top of the Valve Casing.
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• The Valve MUST line up with a Valve
Guide INSIDE the Valve Casing.
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• As you lower the Valve, twist it back and
forth until it locks into place.
• When it is in all the way down, tighten
the Valve Cap.
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Oil the Valve Cover
• Turn your Trumpet upside down.
• Unscrew the bottom Valve Cover.
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• Place only a couple drops of Valve Oil
onto the Valve Casing as shown.
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• Repeat for each Valve.
Oil the Tuning Slide
• Locate the Tuning Slide on your
Trumpet.
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• Pull the Tuning Slide out a few inches.
• Place only a couple drops of Valve Oil
onto the Tuning Slide as shown.
D.
Spit Valves
• Frequently use the two Spit Valves
to remove condensation from the
Trumpet.
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BE CAREFUL!
Do NOT force the Valve
back into the Valve
Casing. Use a slow, gentle
back and forth motion as
you lower the Valve into
the Valve Casing
Make sure to place the trumpet
back in its compartment carefully.
BE CAREFUL!
Don’t force the
lid down.
Close the top on the Valve Oil
Bottle securely to prevent leaks.
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