| Moisture collected inside the flute after each playing | | | | Polishes strip precious silver from the surface of your |
| session must be cleaned and removed. Take a soft | | | | flute, ruin your keypads and can badly damage the |
| cleaning cloth and pull it through the slit of your cleaning | | | | metal of your key system. Gently wipe down your |
| rod. Carefully push the rod through the body piece of | | | | flute with a soft cloth before and after playing. A clean |
| your instrument, twisting the rod as you go so that the | | | | mouth (rinse with water even after brushing to keep |
| metal rod does not come into contact with the inside | | | | toothpaste residue out of the flute) will prevent |
| of your flute. Do the same for the headjoint and | | | | discoloration of your flute - inside and out - as well as |
| footjoint. | | | | keep food particles from building up in keys. |
| Never use any silver polishes on your instrument. | | | | |