Inside Your flute.

When you play your flute, condensation forms inside. Before putting your flute away after playing it should be cleaned thouroughly internally.

Pads quickly absorb moisture which can cause them to swell. This swelling may lead to the pads not covering the tone holes correctly. The result is leaks, poor intonation and sound quality. To ensure this is prevented undertake the following procedure;


Take a lint free cotton cloth and thread it through the eye of your wooden (to prevent scratching) cleaning rod

Wrap the cloth around the tip and insert through all sections of your instruments seperately.

Rotate the cleaning rod and withdraw when all the moisture has been absorbed.

The Outside of Your Flute

To ensure that silver and silver plated do not succumb to the effects of perspiration acids, which can cause tarnishing and possibly plating problems, we recommend that you regularly clean the outside of your flute with a special Trevor James polishing cloth.

Carefully polish all areas in regular contact with the skin, taking extra care not to touch any pads.