Wooden Flute Care

All woodwind instruments are vulnerable to some extent because of their fragility and also because of the moisture created by the warm air blown through them when played. For the care and maintenance of the wooden flutes he makes, Martin Doyle offers some simple guidlines:

• Keep the instrument at room temperature.
• Avoid extreme heat, and cold.
• Avoid very dry conditions and do not leave it in direct sunlight.
• Oil the bore every couple of weeks using bore oil or almond oil.
• Use cork grease on the cork joint at least twice a week.

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