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Summary: The flute's head joint contains the mouthpiece. Learn more about the parts of a flute in this free flute care and maintenance video from an expert in instrument repair.
Amanda Cribb has played various instruments for the past 20 years. She has been repairing instruments for more than 10 years. She graduated with an Associates Degree in Band Instrument...read more
"Now I'm going to show you the parts of the flute. First of all, we'll start off with our head joint here. And that's where you blow into to make music out of. There's also a head joint cork in here, which can, controls the tuning of your instrument. The second part here is our body. And this is where the mostly all of the mechanical problems will arise on your flute. We've got a right hand stack over here, which we call, and our left hand over here. And our G keys, which all have a big part in the way that your instrument plays. And then not, last but not least, here's our foot joint, and these has almost I can see is three keys on there, and that goes on last, and those are the parts of the flute."
eHow Article: Flute Parts