How to Clean Flute Head Joint

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Part of the video series: Flute Maintenance and Repair

Summary: A small buildup of debris can affect the way your flute sounds. Learn more about why you should clean your flute in this free flute care and maintenance video from an expert in instrument repair.

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By Amanda Cribb
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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

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sarahce said

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on 8/23/2008 I'm seriously glad this woman is not doing the maintenance on MY flute!

lovingflute said

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on 8/20/2008 NO!!! you don't put any soap or water or alcohol into the flute and NEVER use a blow dryer to dry your flute!!!

Video Transcript

"Now I'm going to show you how to clean the head joint of your flute. First of all I want to start off by saying it's very important to keep this part of your flute clean. Any little bit of debris in there can affect the way that your instrument sounds. This is the most important part of the flute. First of all, we can start by using of course a little bit of soap and water, denatured alcohol on the end of a Q tip. And we want to go along the inside of this embouchure hole here and get that all nice and clean. Now with soap and water, we want to take our pad saver here and wet it down, and go ahead and go in there and scrub that out real good. And of course, you want to wipe that dry and let it dry overnight. Or if you can use a blow dryer to dry out the inside of it. But that is how you clean your head joint."

eHow Article: How to Clean Flute Head Joint