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I use corn husks and powdered red rouge. Works great.

Hammy Hamilton in Ireland. I have a flute and a pic. Love them. www.hamiltonflutes.com

Funny you should ask about a head joint stuck on a tapered mandrel!!! About 15 years ago I had a Yamaha flute in for repair that needed some dents taken out of the head. So, following my usual procedure, I removed the head cork assembly, cleaned the bore of all foreign debris. Wiped down the mandrel...

Boy, this is a yin/yang type thing. I'm about to leave my very last repair gig. It's been 36 good years, but I'm ready to put away my tools. I bought homes, raised a family, worked very long hours during rental seasons, and had a good life. Good luck to you. Just remember 3 things, the customer is a...

For sound files go to youtube and search Gerardo Hernandez. Here's on quick link. As soon as I can afford one I'm taking the plunge.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=adhPGZ942OM

The mid 50's Conns are surprisingly capable after a little TLC.

So, I've decided I want to upgrade to a sterling flute, but I want a vintage one. My desired flute is a Conn model 28-O. I've had the opportunity to play one and loved it. The problem is I cannot find one for sale. One recently sold on ebay but unfortunately I missed the auction. Other than constant...

If this is the direction things are going, I'm glad I'm about to retire from the repair trade. I won't have to vacuum pack my golf clubs!!!!

Congratulations on swedging success, I think. I wish I would have seen this thread sooner. My advice would have been to first determine why the B key was sloppy and had a lot of side play. To jump immediately to swedging might have been a mistake. Yes, it relieved the side play, but might have left ...

Very debateable I guess that's the nature of "performance enhancing" accessories and musical instruments. I understand it's VERY subjective. To make sure my brain wasn't playing tricks on me I went back and forth between the OEM cork plate assembly and this new stopper several times over a two day ...

Sorry, no pics, customer has already picked it up. I asked about buying it and the answer was no. Darn, it rally played that good.

http://www.conn-selmer.com/en-us/our-instruments/band-instruments/flutes/102/ Thanks Joe, I found that one on the Conn-Smellmer site too, but it's not the same. It has an offset double G. The one I worked on was an inline double G and had a super thin walled body and head. So thin, in fact, that th...

I just finished up a re-pad on an interesting old Armstrong flute that I cannot find any info on . It's a model 102, but it is closed hole, in-line, silver plate. And the wall thickness is very thin. I've been repairing musical instruments for 35 years and have never come across one like this before...

I'm lucky to be a repairman and have a lathe. I read about these and decided to make myself one. I really thought it was just BS. I didn't think that just changing the way you block the tube at the top end could effect tone, but I was surprised to find it made a big difference in my 1940's vintage C...