Things You'll Need:
- Flute
- Cleaning rod
- Cleaning cloth
- Rubbing alcohol
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Step 1
Carefully pour a little rubbing alcohol on one corner of your cleaning cloth. You just need the corner to be wet, not the entire cloth. You may wish to pour the alcohol over a sink to minimize mess.
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Step 2
Thread the alcohol soaked corner of the cloth through your cleaning rod.
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Step 3
Wrap the cloth over the cleaning rod with the wet part on the outside.
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Step 4
Push the cloth covered rod through the head, body and the foot joints of the flute. You may wish to go through each piece of the flute 2 times.
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Step 5
Remove cloth from cleaning rod.
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Step 6
After cleaning the inside of the flute, use either the same cloth or another cloth to carefully wipe down the outside of the flute. To do son, pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol onto the cloth.
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Step 7
Let the cloth dry for a minute until it is damp, but not soaking wet.
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Step 8
Carefully wipe the outside surfaces of the flute with the alcohol dampened cloth. CAUTION: Avoid touching the pads as you wipe down the outside of the flute.
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Step 9
Return your flute to it's case, and wash the cleaning cloths.
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Step 10
Your flute is now thoroughly cleaned.
