Yamaha Flutes Owner's Manual - Page 12

Maintenance

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Maintenance ■ After playing the instrument ● Cleaning the body 1. Insert the corner of a gauze through the hole at the end of the cleaning rod. 26 2. Wrap the gauze around the end of the cleaning rod, making sure no bare metal is exposed. * Exposed metal can damage the interior of the body. Cleaning rod Gauze Gauze 3. Rotate the body in the same direction that the gauze is wrapped and wipe away moisture from the instrument's bore. Wipe away moisture from the joint sections as well. * Take extra care removing moisture from wooden instruments. Moisture left in the bore can result in cracking. Gauze Gauze

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Maintenance
3.
Rotate the body in the same direction that
the gauze is wrapped and wipe away mois-
ture from the instrument’s bore. Wipe away
moisture from the joint sections as well.
*
Take extra care removing moisture from
wooden instruments. Moisture left in the
bore can result in cracking.
Cleaning rod
Gauze
After playing the instrument
Cleaning the body
1.
Insert the corner of a gauze through the
hole at the end of the cleaning rod.
2.
Wrap the gauze around the end of the
cleaning rod, making sure no bare metal is
exposed.
*
Exposed metal can damage the interior of
the body.
Gauze
Gauze
Gauze