Yamaha Flutes Owner's Manual - Page 11

If the tone reflector is out of alignment When the tone reflector is too far from the crown Loosen the crown, push the tone reflector to the left and re-tighten the crown. •When too far right Too far right * To prevent damage to the tone reflector, wrap the end of the cleaning rod with a gauze before carrying out the task. Crown Headcork 25 When the tone reflector is too close to the crown Loosen the crown, push the tone reflector to the right and re-tighten the crown. •When too far left Too far left Crown * If the cork has become worn or loose due to tone reflector slippage, replace the cork with a new one (about once a year). Headcork 2. After tone reflector adjustment is complete, tune the instrument. Piccolo/Flute Tuning is accomplished by sliding the headjoint slightly toward or away from the body. * Pull out on the headjoint to lower the pitch and push it in to raise the pitch. Headjoint Body Alto Flute/Bass Flute On the alto and bass flutes, tuning is accomplished by sliding the U-joint slightly toward or away from the body. * Do not adjust the space between the headjoint and U-joint. Doing so will degrade the pitch balance making it difficult to tune the instrument. U-joint Body Headjoint