Burke Cleaning for the first time

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Matthewlawson3
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Burke Cleaning for the first time

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I cleaned my Burke for the first time today.

I first disconnected the upper bore and lower bore from the tuning joint/slide.

I put light amounts of Vaseline on the O rings on both sides of the tuning joint and inside on the surface of the tuning joint.

I then took a silk microfiber cloth strip and tied it to some paracord and pulled it through the lower bore with 91% isopropyl alcohol on the strip.

I then put the whistle back together and dripped drops of water and Palmolive dish liquid mixed together in a bottle in the opening on the top of the mouthpiece. The drops dripped out of the mouthpiece as I held the whistle upside down.

I then covered the opening on the top of the mouthpiece and blew through the mouthpiece as if I was playing a few times.

It is now sitting up vertically and drying.

Did I clean the whistle right?
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Add two more ingredients and you'll be flying.


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If you play it as well as you clean it, then the tunes should flow :)
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