How to Clean Flute Bore

Video Transcript

"I'm going to show you how to clean the bore of your flute. First of all, this pull through chamois swab, we'll need one of these. I also want to say that it is very important to clean out the bore of your flute, every time you get done playing, before you put it in the case, it helps with longevity of your pads. If you don't have any Windex handy, you could go ahead and use this dry, it'll soak up any moisture that you have in the flute. This has a weighted end to it, so it doesn't get stuck inside or you have a heard time getting it through. You just drop that down, make sure to hold onto it where there are no keys so you prevent from bending the keys, and you just pull it on through. If your flute is really dirty inside, you can take some Windex and spray it on your swab and pull that through, just like I showed you, and that'll keep the inside of your bore clean."