Percussion Instruments

Musical instruments made of bare metal appeal with their undoubted charm and specific acoustic advantages. But by-and-by, their surfaces tarnish and must be polished again. Conventional polishes usually consist of sharp-edged abrasives, which increasingly cause metal abrasion over the years and therefore change your instrument’s distinct acoustic character. But there is a solution…

Musical instruments made of bare brass and other copper alloys provide a certain charm and proven acoustic advantages. Unfortunately, they tarnish very often quickly and have to be polished frequently...

As a result of hand perspiration from the last rehearsal or from sticky, greasy fingerprints from the previous marquee session… in the long run, varnished surfaces of our instruments will be damaged by aggressive substances or their harmful degradation products. In the beginning, affected surfaces become dull and blunt, but as process continues, the damage has an effect on the bottom line – in the truest sense of the word as the material beneath the lacquer will be affected as well. But there is a solution...

Due to damages to instruments from the last rehearsal, dust from the orchestra pit, or sticky fingerprints from the previous marquee session… in the long run, lacquer and metal surfaces of our instruments suffer wear and tear and will lose their original brilliance. Whether on the way or at home, HEYDAY’S® – preclean is a practical solution for a quick and easy cleaning of all alcohol-resistant surfaces of instruments.

Actually, we thought there might be enough quality cloths on the market for the instrument's care. But because we couldn’t find anything that knocked us off our feet, we developed our own cloths stamped out of high-tech fabric. But keep them away from housework maniacs – or they’ll be gone…