Daughter got slide stuck on trombone bell.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Daughter got slide stuck on trombone bell.

Posted: 12/8/2018 7:52:12 PM EDT

The main slide is retained by a screw coupler and she was practicing for a school performance tomorrow and brought it to me saying she can't get it off. Sure enough I can't unscrew it either. I gave it a shot of wd40 and am letting it sit. Any ideas that won't mar it up so we can break it back down?

Posted: 12/8/2018 7:56:25 PM EDT

[#1]

DON'T try to fix it yourself. Take it to the local horn repair specialist and he'll take care of it.

Yes, there is one. There's always a shop that maintains school instruments.

Posted: 12/8/2018 7:58:28 PM EDT

[#2]

did she cross thread it?
did she thread the nut then rotate the slide after the nut was already locked down?
Pics?

Posted: 12/8/2018 8:48:35 PM EDT

[#3]

It does not look cross threaded, I can snap a pic when I get home. I'm a tool and die machinist so I know better than to just man handle things. I will definitely take it to a tech before going gorilla on it.

Posted: 12/8/2018 9:01:03 PM EDT

[#4]

7 years play them and NEVER had or saw this problem.

please post a picture.

Posted: 12/8/2018 9:49:05 PM EDT

[#5]

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7 years play them and NEVER had or saw this problem.

please post a picture.

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Never underestimate the power of children

Posted: 12/8/2018 10:10:27 PM EDT

[#6]

I've frequently found that when sheet metal parts are stuck, some hot water on the larger part will loosen things up.

Posted: 12/8/2018 10:16:47 PM EDT

[#7]

not sure if kroil would be appropriate. Try a heat gun?

Posted: 12/8/2018 10:18:19 PM EDT

[#8]

This one time at band camp, I got my tromboned!!!

Posted: 12/8/2018 11:26:54 PM EDT

[#9]

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not sure if kroil would be appropriate. Try a heat gun?

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Winner winner chicken dinner. I put the gun on the lowest setting and got it free. There appears to be no damage to anything and I was expecting galled threads. Who would think an 11 year old girl could get it on there that tight! I can still take a pic if anyone is really that interested. I put a very small dab of antiseize on the threads after I got it apart.

Posted: 12/8/2018 11:39:52 PM EDT

[#10]

awesome, glad that worked.

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