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I would get a repair quote first. If it needs an overhaul, it may be worth buying a new instrument. I don't know much about the Biltmore brand, but there are a lot of great flutes out there today that were not available even as few as five years ago.

Deodorant... Haha.

Make sure you bring extra sets of clothes. I always forgot to pack enough socks or underwear or something important like that.

I just got married too, fluteguy. Congratulations.

http://www.jlsmithco.com/Home-OLD/USED-FLUTES

They offer a service agreement too, which is really nice.

I second that recommendation. I tried one at JL Smith and it was fabulous! I recommend them to my students often.

I would choose a Brannen over Powell. The mechanism feels lighter to me on a Brannen flute. Just my personal opinion.

You could try a Resona piccolo. They are made by Burkart, and they play fabulously! They are also under $2000.

Another idea that sparks a lot of interest is playing in public places (not at your school). For example, a bunch of kids get together on Friday nights in our small town and play music/dance on the street corner. People in the town love it and the kids who do it always look like they are having a bl...

Masking or copper tape work well too.

+1 to all posted responses. It's no one else's business who plays what part. The second chair player should step up her game if she feels slighted. It's lame that she spoke to someone else about it and not you. I get so fed up with people who think they can have everything just handed to them when t...

Oh goodness... I hope you could tell I was not implying you are a bad player or conductor! I was just trying to say that the, ahem, talent in our 60 person marching band was a little lacking. The fact that I was chosen to be a drum major testifies to that. :roll: We had three candidates the year I t...

Our band director used that excuse to let down players that were good at their instruments but terrible at conducting (of course, I am not implying that is your situation ). It lessened the blow to the students who were really cocky going into the audition.

Don't apologize for asking questions! That is what forums are for! :) As far as I know, NO ONE pays for conducting lessons to become a drum major. I was a drum major in my high school band. I was also the only flute player in our band who could actually sightread well or count rhythms correctly. It ...

Based on information given to me by a TJ rep, I believe that the Master Series instruments are constructed in the UK while the others (Privelege, Cantabile, Virtuoso) are made in China and then inspected at the UK location for quality.

Are there any marking on the ribs (the part under the keys)? There might be a clue in the numbers and letters there if you can find any. Sometimes they are really tucked away under the keywork.