[TPIN] BACH 37

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I would definitely try to get the valves looked at by an expert  before 
retiring the horn.  It is hard to imagine that the problem  is not fixable.  In my 
experience, Bach valves have been pretty trouble  free.  I have not personally 
had a valve situation that wasn't fixable with  good cleaning and finding the 
right valve juice.  I have never had to use  anything more complicated than 
Zaja for any of my horns.  
 
I've heard stories of strange things happening in school situations, like  
valves getting dropped on the floor to valves getting exchanged between  horns 
without the owner's knowledge, so if the horn is ever left in nonsecure  
situations, I would try to determine that there aren't any reasons to think  
something like that might have happened.
 
Mike