La Tromba Valve Oil T2 Light

Valve oil works great for the carol brass trumpets, especially as the valves are built so well!

With several rehearsals and gigs a week and daily practice I only need to apply this oil once every 4-5 days. The valve oil doesn't leave a residue and doesn't have an a strong offensive smell unlike some other valve oils I've tried.

This may not be as effective for valve clusters that aren't built as well as the Carol Brass ones are. Your mileage may also vary with an older trumpet that has had some wear and tear to the valves so it might be worth getting a thicker valve oil.

The only downside is the child safety mechanism, its built out of a very light plastic and can easily become damaged ( this resulted in an oil leak in my instrument case and paradoxically made the mechanism less safe! ) Though this may have been the bottle I received, and as I am onto my next bottle already I'm hopeful that this wont happen again.