Conn 56J Prototype (Reverb)

[tubatodd]

Sure! Snickers or Milky Way?

Yes!

[Mary Ann]

Halloween is coming up -- so there will be some of both out and about. Just get your costume on!

I have to wonder, what would happen if a typical tuba-sized guy in a gorilla suit showed up knocking on doors and saying Trick or Treat!!

[Oedipoes]

I only dislike the satin finish, as it is difficult to polish, so I will have to figure out how to care for it. Many others do so every day, so I am sure I'll figure it out.

I use this stuff on my satin silver Hirsbrunner, and it works well for me, however, I use it as little as possible:
"Pre-lim" from the same manufacturer as "renaissance wax", which I apply after the polish.
It is a very, very mild polish, but it works.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J7UJREO?lv ... mhFallback

[the elephant]

I'm sorry. I meant that it is hard to do dent work without ruining the satin finish. If you use an external tool, such as a magnet or a burnisher, the surface is smoothed, polishing it to a bright finish. So you have a silver instrument with a dull (satin or frosted) finish and thousands of shiny streaks from the tool. In my limited experience, all dent work done to satin instruments has to be internal, via old-school, ball-on-rod work.

I have experimented with using a Mylar drumhead, as with a lacquered instrument, and have seen some success, but I do not want to do that to *this* tuba unless I have to. This tuba has only a few dings, anyway. The only one worth noting is about an inch across, on the big end of the bottom bow, right below the bell. It is in a very accessible location and can be removed in about 10 seconds if I ever get the gumption to set up the rod in my vise.

Sorry about the confusion. I misspoke… er… mistyped.

And I too use Renaissance Wax on my bare brass horns. It works very well once you learn to apply it.