help please - trouble finding Pearl cleaning cloth

[kmbrly]

I recently purchased a used Pearl flute (795 RBE Elegante CODA). I would like to purchase the polishing cloth and cleaning gauze that would have originally come with this flute (the one with "Pearl Flute" on it).

I know that I can use other cleaning cloths. I just want the ones from Pearl, so I feel like my flute set is "complete."

I have thusfar been unable to locate these items, or a dealer willing to special order them for me. I am posting here in hopes that someone here might have a lead for me before I write back to Pearl.

The item numbers on the Pearl website are PCL-4 and PK-4. The Pearl rep who answered my email inquiry and directed me to dealers wrote that the item numbers are FC-240 and TGZ-01.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.

[amoretto]

The cleaning gauze that comes with pearl is unbranded, it looks similar to the Sweetheart Gauze that is sold at fluteworld:
http://www.fluteworld.com/Sweetheart-Gauze--CC-SG-.html

I highly recommend the BG large cleaning cloth, it's a far superior microfiber cloth that will help to clean the flute quickly and efficiently. Make sure the large says A62L vs just A62.
This is the large:
http://www.amazon.com/BG-A62L-Large-Mic ... care+cloth

If you want a smaller cloth I highly recommend the Giardinelli polishing cloth, it works very well as well and is a good size for flute (the BG small cloth is a bit too small):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/brass-in ... lish-cloth

[kmbrly]

Thank you for the recommendations for good cleaning cloths.

I would still like to find the branded PCL-04/FC-240 cloth just to have.

[JButky]

Thank you for the recommendations for good cleaning cloths.

I would still like to find the branded PCL-04/FC-240 cloth just to have.

Try a larger flute house like Flute world or Nussbaum that will ship anywhere. They'll have more luck getting one from Pearl.

If all else fails just call Pearl and ask for Shawn or Dan, tell them that their dealers won't order these FC-240 and TGZ-01 for you and ask them to help.

[kmbrly]

Thank you, Joe. I sent them some emails and will await their responses.

[kmbrly]

Here's a quick update.

I contacted Flute World and Joan returned my email, contacted Pearl, and ordered the cloths for me. She let me know as soon as they came in and sent them out the same day she processed my card. They arrived this morning. I am so pleased with the great customer service and wanted to pass it along.

Joe, thank you so much for recommending them!