Instrument repair techs know that lubrication can make a huge difference in how an instrument functions and the feel it has for a player. With this in mind, we developed the Ultimax line of lubricants to be compatible with one another so you can mix-and-match.
Try the following “recipes” for the perfect feel and function, or create your own!
Rollers: Noisy rollers are no problem once you coat the roller screws in Pivot and Roller Lubricant. But if that leaves your rollers feeling a little on the sluggish side, thin it out with a drop of Medium Viscosity Key Oil.
Stack Keys: If there is some slop and play in your stack keys which causes them to be noisy, try coating the rods in Cork lubricant, run that through the key hinge tube and coat the rod completely then add a few drops of High Viscosity Key Oil to thin it out.
Quick Viscosity Guide
Low Viscosity Key Oil: add less than a drop at any point where metal meets metal, such as spring cradles, key ends, rollers, pivot screws to key things moving. Great for small woodwinds, such as piccolos, flutes, clarinets, and oboes or where the action is very tight and precise.
Medium Viscosity Key Oil: our go-to for saxophones and large clarinets as well as on the tone hole file set.
High Viscosity Key Oil: fill space on sloppy and noisy key mechanisms.
Cork Lubricant: perfect for neck corks, mouthpiece corks, tenon corks and loose fitting let work and rods.
Pivot and Roller Lubricant: fill space in nearly any key mechanism for excellent silencing action and additional longevity.