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I think the instinct of all performers is to keep going no matter what. Your chances of deciding to quit halfway through a performance are quite low. It's better to make an honest appraisal before you actually start... and the earlier the better. Your problem could be related to an allergy, especial...

Toothpick... good idea. I was wondering how to get the cement from an enormous tube onto a tiny cork surface. I thought about a pin, but a toothpick will be less scratchy. At least there are no obvious do's and don'ts. The thought I had about superglue is that it can be a bit brittle once it dries. ...

I thought super glue would be a bad idea. So... contact cement it is. It's only a tiny bit of cork on my old student flute, so not critical.
Thanks for that.

What's the best adhesive for sticking a bit of cork back on?
I'm in the UK, so brand names may not be the same here, so type of adhesive may be better.
Thanks, everyone.

+1 on Trevor Wye. They will keep you going for years.

My view is to get what suits you know and don't try and second guess what will suit you down the line. It's a bit like buying clothes that are too small, thinking you can slim down into them... I gave up doing that years ago. If you try out as many as you can and get the one you like, you probably w...

Amazing photos. I assume the white stuff is some sort of liquid polish. I've used a tiny amount of wadding type cleaner under the lip plate, but all other cleaning is done with dry cloths. I only dry out the inside of the body and foot joint but don't go near the keys on the outside.
Thanks pp

The nasty man may have had a point about environmental factors... although he had no need to be nasty. Although I thoroughly dry and clean the flute after playing, both inside and out, I realised that I have never cleaned under the lip plate. The ghost of the lines are still there... so they may be ...

Not a good experience. I had a decent chat with the flute expert, but then the boss (I assume it was the boss) barged in. Rather haughty and dismissive guy. It was all environmental factors... everything to do with me and nothing to do with him. Anyway, I won't be going there again, I'll deal with T...

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I'm going in to the shop tomorrow, so I'll take the whole thing back.
It seems that TJ have a 5 year warranty, so no rush anyway, but I don't make the trip to the big city very often, so I might as well take it in.
Thanks

Thanks for replying to my query, by the way... should have said that first time around. I don't know what solder lines are (although I can guess). I don't have them on my old student flute and I've never seen them on any other flute. If they are a result of the manufactacturing process, then they're...

Bit of a job capturing this on a photo, but this might give an idea. The lines extend beyond the lip plate and were quite noticable before I used the silver polish (wadding, not liquid), but they are coming back very quickly.

I bought a Trevor James Cantabile just under a year ago as a step-up flute. Overall I'm very pleased with it. However, I have noticed for a few months now that it has some tarnish visible under the lip plate... looks like something wasn't quite finished off correctly when it was made (perhaps). It's...

Best way to improve the sound of your flute is to use the iPractiseMore.

... quite like the idea of LeWrench though...

I can't help with regard to flute playing, but hopefully I can give some advice in general. I played sax for years and was constantly biting a hole in my bottom lip due to misaligned bottom teeth. I had a brace fitted when I was in my 50s and everything's fine now. But, I've only taken up the flute ...