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Alieannie
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I would recommend to someone:
1. Clean the flute, as in swabbing the inside with a silk swab, after it's played. Don't use those fuzzy stick things that look like a jumbo pipe cleaner. IMO they just keep the moisture near the pads and that's opposite of what you want to do. Put the flute back in its case
2. Make sure the mouth is clean of sugars, food particles, stuff like that. A good swishing of water just before playing can help clean the mouth
3. Cigarette paper, the unglued kind, works well for sticky pads. Take a piece and place it under the key with the sticky pad. Close the key to depress the pad onto the paper. Open the key and pull the paper out. Try it out and redo if necessary. Don't pull the paper out under the closed key, for it could possibly tear the delicate pad skin. THEN you have even more problems...
4. If it's a humid day, sometimes you just have to deal with it. Ask the weather gods for relief.
Sticky pads drive me INSANE; it's like nails on a chalkboard for me.
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Micron
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That paper blot is an ideal, and works in most cases, depending on the cause. Sometimes the cause is invisible oily or greasy (or waxy) deposits (eg from the atmosphere in a kitchen). In that case, just blotting with dry cigarette paper may not work. The paper may need a solvent in it, and to be pulled along the surface of the pad even, with VERY light finger pressure on the key.
Choice of solvent depends on the product to be removed. Two likely contenders are lighter fluid, and denatured alcohol (methylated spirits). This can be done just as well with tissue as cigarette paper, perhaps folded double or more thickness.
If even that cleaning does not work, then either:
1. Get a strip of tissue (or a cigarette paper). Rub talcum powder (or Teflon powder) into it (both sides). Vigorously shake off all residue, so none is visible. Use this paper in the manner described above for the dry cigarette paper.
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2. Buy Yamaha Powder Papers. They come in a small (but rather expensive) little pad. Do the same with these. They are very strong and can be used several times. A pad would last for probably decades.
Any Yamaha agent SHOULD have it.
Otherwise do a Google search on "Yamaha Powder Paper".
Stickiness depends a lot on climate, and also the quality of the pads.
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