1920's Wurlitizer Trombone

[jsonova99]

So I just picked up an old Trombone. I put a fairly low bid in on Ebay and happened to win it. Anyway, it looks pretty nice no major dents or anything, but my question is what should I do first and foremost before I start playing this thing. I'd like to perform some sort of mini overhaul to make sure the slide is working properly and properly lubricated so that I don't damage anything. My guess is that the reason it is in pretty good shape is because it's probably sat in it's case since WWII. I was thinking I should remove the slide altogether, polish the inner tubes, clean out the slide and then lube it up. Is there anything else that I should do to the slide or the rest of the horn? I really just bought this thing to full around with, as a lifetime woodwind player, I wanted to get an old brass instrument to learn and have some fun with, broaden my horizons a bit.

Just what I need, another project. By the way, any recommendation on a good book for beginner trombone?

[sbornemann]

The trombone is a nice, low maintenance instrument compared to most. Make sure the spit valve is in working order and lube the tuning slide, too. For some good cleaning instructions, go to...

http://www.trombone.org/jfb/library/jfb-keepitclean.asp

It’s been years since I've played trombone, so I can't make any book recommendations. Have fun!!!

[Pinnman]

... or even WW1 !

[jsonova99]

Okay, so I got this bad boy finally and tried playing not good. I still have to clean it up some, and I foulnd one broken joint, but just to get it to play I sealed up any questionable joints with tape and when I blow through it I get a somewhat trombone-like sound, but when I move the slide I don't get any change in pitch, my guess is air leak. The slide moves p[retty easily but still needs to be lubed up. Am I seeing air leaks from the slide? Will a good coating of slide grease help to alleviate this somewhat?