How to Oil the Bore of a Piccolo
- 1). Remove the head joint of the piccolo.
- 2). Dip a cotton swab lightly in the bore oil. Swab the bore gently, especially in places where the wood looks whitish or chocolate-colored. Keep the oil from touching the pads and don't oil the outside of the instrument.
- 3). Wipe entire piccolo with clean, soft cloth when done.
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