Flute periodic (monthly) maintenance
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ITS CALLED CLEANING PAPER!
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To clean a sticky pad i would suggest a lightly dampened paper towel with water, not rubbing alcohol, to be placed under the pad and then move the key up and down to clean off dirt or grime. Then repeat the process with clean cigarette paper (or coffee filter paper) to pat the pads dry of any extra moister. If the stickiness does not go away a trained flute technician can take the flute apart and use a special solution that will clean the pads without damaging them.
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As a college educated flutist i would not at all recommend silver polish cloth on a flute regardless of the quality/status of the flute. The chemicals can get on your pads and wear them away more quickly. And i also do not recommend pulling out the cloth from a depressed pad as that can loosen the pad from the key or cause the pad to lose its flat/smooth surface.
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Thanks Hornsmasher! My son is in sixth grade and starting band (trumpet) so I pulled my old flute out to go over some things with him. It looked awful so this video helped a lot. Now I have to get it sounding better. Or, maybe it's just me.
007theassassin 6 months ago
@007theassassin Yo assassin, thanks for the post. I will eventually have a vid regarding long term maintenance. This vid will be about things you need to know about long term service that should be done by a technician. Regarding your old flute, all woodwind instruments have pads that need replacing every 6 to 8 years. If it has been more than eight years since a repad on your flute, it's time for a trip to the shop.
Blessings to ya... hj
hornsmasher 5 months ago
How do you clean off your flute if it starts getting rusty?
justbeingasian 8 months ago
@justbeingasian Yo asian, If the appearance of the flute is rusty, it most likely means the plating is flaking off the instrument. There is not much you can do about it and it is not cost effective to replate a flute. Probably time for a new axe. Blessings to ya.....hj
hornsmasher 5 months ago