Customer Reviews

Protec LEATHER TRUMPET VALVE GUARD

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This product is the best. It fits perfectly on any trympet and is an awesome style on a trumpet. I have to say though it looks rather better on a silver trumpet than a gold one

I used this valve guard for about a week, and when I took it off to clean my trumpet, I noticed coppery discoloration all around the valves of my silver Bach strad. I am not sure if this valve guard was designed for a brass trumpet, but definitely did not expect this on my silver trumpet. The discoloration is not coming off with my wipe cloth. I may have to use silver tarnish remover/polisher and see if that helps. I would not recommend this item.

I LOVE this valve guard sooo much! I bought this mainly because my good friend got one (we play in the same band) and I liked the way it looked; so I got one too. The minute it arrived it fit it to my trumpet and started to play; it feels very unusual at first, but that is only because I (or you) was (or were) used to playing without it, and so it is not normally that big a thing to grip. After a week of use, it was much better than ever before. I even take it off occasionally to see if it is really keeping the valves "safe". THE VALVE GUARD KEEPS THE VALVES CLEAN AND THEY SHINE LIKE NEVER BEFORE! It is amazing, just to wrap it up. A must buy for all honest trumpet players!

These new Protec valve guards are not made of real leather, but synthetic leather. The older guards were made of real leather. Normally this is not a concern unless you are in a situation where your left hand sweats when you are playing - then this valve guard can get quite slippery. And since the new guards are synthetic, they do not mold to your horn like the original real leather guards.