Yamaha flute User manual

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Summary of flute

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    – 2 – t hank you for choosing yamaha. We prepared this owner’s manual to inform you on how to properly care for your flute or piccolo. Inside you will see examples of what you should do to help keep your flute or piccolo playing correctly and sounding its best. N ous vous remercions d’avoir choisi y...

  • Page 2: Caring For Wooden Body

    – 3 – caring for wooden body piccolos yamaha wooden piccolos are made of grenadilla wood, a material more susceptible than plastic to changes in climate. Sudden shifts in temperature and/or humidity cause subtle changes in wooden instruments, potentially causing the body to crack or joints to swell....

  • Page 3: Caring For The Interior

    – 4 – tuning your flute or piccolo • pitch is affected by temperature, so warm up the instrument before playing by blowing air through it. • to tune, pull headjoint slightly away from the body. The length you pull the headjoint out depends on individual preference and method of playing. Caring for t...

  • Page 4: Storing The Instrument

    – 5 – cleaning use a tone hole cleaner (yac 1049p) to clean the space under and between the keys. Storing the instrument the case should always be used for storing the instrument after playing and for transporting. The case prevents dirt and dust from entering and protects the pads and keys from tem...

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    – 6 – yamaha accessories for flute and piccolo are the perfect companions for your instrument. Many of our accessories are designed to keep your instrument playing and sounding wonderfully, while others make practicing and performing easier and more enjoyable. Please visit your local yamaha dealer t...

  • Page 6: Accessories

    – 7 – • flute/piccolo maintenance kit yac 1030 • yamaha music stand ms-300al • living legends video - baker ll-baker accessories • chromatic tuners td-1 td-2 td-10 td-20 • personal studio practice system ps-7 • metronome available in black, blue, gray or pink me-100

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    – 8 – • flute/piccolo case covers yac flb-a40 yac flb-b40 yac flb-58 yac 1340 yac 1344 • replacement flute/piccolo cases yac flc-b40 yac 1310h yac pcc-32 yac pcc-62 yac flc-88 yac flc-58 yac flc-a40 yac 1310 • educational video - walker ev-22 additional accessories • bore oil yac 1004p • cleaning ga...