Corrosion on slide
- evanbone1
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Apr 14, 2025
So I play on an old silver Bach 42 from the early 80s and I have hyperhydrosis which makes my hands very sweaty. This has caused the area where my left hand goes and where I grip the slide with my right hand to turn black and it even is turning green and starting to flake where I hold the slide. What should I do about this?
- Mamaposaune
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- Joined: Sep 22, 2018
Can you post pictures?
- JTeagarden
- Posts: 625
- Joined: Feb 24, 2025
wear gloves.
- tbonesullivan
- Posts: 1959
- Joined: Jul 02, 2019
Your main option would be to protect the instrument from your sweat, and also to figure out a way to keep your sweat from making the horn hard to grip.
- CharlieB
- Posts: 434
- Joined: Mar 29, 2018
Cotton gloves or latex gloves will protect the horn, but each of those has its own set of problems.
And there are various leather strap-on gizmos that "sorta" work.
Here's another option; a two part clear epoxy in a rattle can.
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And there are various leather strap-on gizmos that "sorta" work.
Here's another option; a two part clear epoxy in a rattle can.
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