Reka Cleaning Set Trumpet/Flugelh.

This cleaning kit offers a much improved way of cleaning the inside of your trumpet compared to the traditional nylon brushes which are not so accurate.

The cleaning kit consists of 4 brushes, a traditional mouthpiece brush and 3 different sized soft cylindrical spheres which tightly and completely fill the tube you are cleaning in order to remove all the dirt and grime left in the tube from blowing and playing your trumpet.

There is a sphere on a plastic stick which is for cleaning your valve block. There is a second smaller sphere on a plastic stick which is for cleaning pipes and slides. The third sphere is on a plastic coated pull through flex which is long enough to clean all the way from the third valve slide through your valve block and bell so that you can get at and clean every tube on your trumpet.

You can use this kit in the confidence that it will not scratch or damage your trumpet as the spheres are soft and the plastic coated pull through flex is safe to use.

The only partial downside to this kit is that it is not as durable as a traditional brush set due to its design but I gladly accept that for its superior cleaning and protective qualities. Also, if you are like me and clean your instruments on a regular basis you will end up with a whole load of unused extra
mouthpiece brushes as they are much more durable that the rest of the kit. Maybe Reka might consider selling this kit in separate parts in the future?

My conclusion is that this kit is a must for every trumpet player who cares for their valuable instrument.

That's a great tool for cleaning your trumpet and flugelhorn.

I tried all kinds of brushes etc. but the Reka system is the most flexibel solution.

Cleaning the leadpipe and the tuning slide can be down with the traditional brushes.But this tool allows you also to clean the small pipes that connect the valves of your horn, or the small slides.

If you own a flugelhorn with vertical tuning slides for first and third valve than is probably also the only tool how you can clean all pipes by yourself.

Just make sure to clean the balls with soap or something different after usage. Otherwhise the organic rubber will get destroyed by the stuff they move out of your horn!