It attracts dust and causes the metal surfaces to grip.

Sooner or later someone is sure to sit on it and make it look like a banana and it’s very difficult and expensive to fix. It’s made for cutlery, not flutes!Įver leave the flute on a couch or bed. Use chemically impregnated silver cloths on the flute anywhere near any part of the mechanism or pads as the fine chemicals in the cloth potentially abrade the moving parts or pad surfaces.Ĭlean the flute using silver polishing powder. If you have to leave it in the car put it in an empty esky in the boot. Subject your instruments to sudden temperature changes, especially leaving them in a parked car when it might get very hot. Put the damp cloth back inside the case as it will just be leaving moisture with the instrument. Your instrument can become a projectile which can injure the occupants of the car or damage the instrument. When traveling in a car, place your instrument on the floor or in a secure bag in case of a collision or having to stop in a hurry. Flutes & Flutists has a service division headed by Angus McEwan which is the best in Australia, with all work guaranteed and with a complete money back guarantee for either 3 or 6 months.Īssemble and dismantle the flute properly by holding it without bending keys.Ĭlean the moisture out of a wooden instrument as moisture will quickly swell the wood and cause it to split. Make the booking well in advance as good repairer technicians are in high demand.

Have your instrument serviced by a competent repairer every one to two years. Your breath speed is at least 100 kilometres per hour when playing the flute, so anything left over after lunch will soon end up in the flute.ĭevelop your finger technique so that you use light finger action. Leave to a competent repairer, cleaning parts of the flute that you cannot reach and are not absolutely certain you can clean without damaging the flute.Ĭlean your teeth before playing so you don’t get bits of food in the flute embouchure hole or through the flute and onto the pads. Most manufacturers now supply these cloths with instruments. Repairers love working on clean flutes and hate working on dirty ones. You’ll need to do this usually within half an hour of using the flute otherwise tarnish will start to occur. Wipe finger marks off with a non treated cloth. This means wiping any moisture from the inside with a clean cloth like a man-size handkerchief.

Used artley flute and case