How to Take Care of Your Recorder

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Clean the air passage occasionally.

   If it gets clogged up, you will not be able to play it.
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   Step 2: Keep it dry.

   The inside of a wooden recorder should be kept as dry as possible.
   
   Dry the inside with a piece of cloth or tissue after playing. , A new recorder should be "broken in to".
   
   Play a new recorder for a week or so, aiming for 10 minutes a day.
   
   Then, oil the inside with woodwind or linseed oil.
   
   Do not oil the head above the window; make sure the bock doesn't get oil in it.
   
   After the oil has dried, you can play the recorder as much as you wish! Please note, a recorder should be oiled 3 or 4 times a year. ,, Play in a carpeted area if possible. ,,,,
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   Step 3: Break it in.

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   Step 4: Do not leave a recorder in a humid or hot area

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   Step 5: or it will crack.

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   Step 6: Be careful not to drop your recorder.

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   Step 7: Never touch the tongue or air passage of the recorder with a hard object.

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   Step 8: If you're going to take your recorder apart

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   Step 9: do it with a gentle twisting motion.

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    Step 10: Keep the joints of the recorder slightly greased with cork grease.

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    Step 11: If the joints are loose

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    Step 12: the cork might need to be replaced - which will be a minor repair.

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