Moving to a much cooler climate .

[Anthony Lenzo]

I am moving next week from Houston Texas to Youngstown Ohio ..Driving with my Wife , my little yorkie dog Max in front seat of course and 5 of my horns in my car trunk .3 trumpets 2 cornets .So I was concerned about cold weather .Can very cold weather do some damage to the horns.They are all in hard cases .Thank you Anthony

[Gendreauj]

Have no problems with my horns in the cold Midwest. I live in Metro Detroit.

[J. Jericho]

I'd be more concerned about theft than freezing; local thieves are attracted to cars with out-of-state license tags. Marching bands perform in sub-freezing weather, so having brass instruments in cold storage shouldn't be a problem. If you're still concerned, many sedans have a pass-thru to the trunk; see if you can use that to allow at least a few molecules of warm air access to its contents. An extreme precaution would be to have the horns in the cabin, and put your wife in the trunk. This might cool your relationship with her, however.

[Dr GO]

It's not the cold that gets you, but rather the lake effect snow. I lived in that region 6 years. Now in Dayton Ohio with my 3 Schnauzers. Work, not whether took to Southern Ohio. I loved the years I lived in Northern Ohio.

The metal will contract in the cold, but keep warm breathe in the horn or have Max cuddle up to it and all should be fine.

[Anthony Lenzo]

@Dr-GO thank you does Youngstown Ohio get a lot of snow ...I was originally from Brooklyn we always got hit with snow.thanks for your info.

[Anthony Lenzo]

@J-Jericho my wife might get angry if I put her in the trunk lol

[Dale Proctor]

About the only thing the cold affects is the viscosity of the valve oil and slide grease. The valves and slides may be a little sluggish till the horn warms up. If there’s any moisture in the horn, it could freeze, but I wouldn’t think there would be enough of it to damage anything.

[Anthony Lenzo]

@Dale-Proctor thanks Dale