As a musical and mechanical necessity, rotor valves have a very tight clearance between the rotor and valve casing and at the bearings. Because of this, any deposits on any part may cause the valve to lock in place or freeze up. This is most likely to be experienced after the instrument has been unused for some time.

Wrap the string around the ‘top’ of the rotor post of the stop arm and thread through the hole at the end of the valve lever extension. Make a loop and turn the knot over so it is upside down under the set screw. Pull the string taut.

The Yamaha French Horn String is a yellow rotor string for maintaining your French horn or the rotor valve on your trombone.

The Bach 7C produces a brilliant, clear tone capable of floating above or cutting through the sound of any ensemble. A favorite of advanced players with a fine-tuned embouchure, the 7C is also a popular choice for students in need of a mouthpiece with a smaller diameter.

A mouthguard from an online retailer usually costs $100 to $200, a mouth guard from the dentist costs between $300 and $800, and an over-the-counter guard costs between $15 and $30. Where you purchase your mouth guard and the severity of your bruxism will define your mouth guard cost.

Mouthpieces cost what they do because the guy who makes the mouthpiece has to eat, pay rent, drive around town and do everything a person who wants to have a life in this culture does. There are VERY few makers on this planet getting rich. The design and production of these items is often in itself very expensive.

The Saxophone Mouthpiece (and Clarinet Mouthpiece) Tip Size, or Tip-Opening, is the distance between the reed and mouthpiece tip. This number is usually on the side of the mouthpiece body, or on the table. The smaller the tip size the more narrow the opening; the larger the tip size the larger the opening.