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Try turning the adjustment screw next to the "A" key clockwise 1/8 of a turn. See what happens! Do it again, and again if you have to. Small adjustments of regulating keys make a big difference. If you go to far turn it back a little.

Hi moodyflutie, I'm pretty sure that means it needs to be serviced! Flutes need a lot of service. If this is a cheap flute or you don't have the Large Chunk of change it costs to have a pro make it right. You could try oiling it your self. Check amazon for flute oil, I'd bet they sell it. I've heard...

Hi Exauror, No don't quit. There are lots of web resources for the self taught these days. Is that a new flute? It's very hard to play any flute that has leaky pads, or dislodged springs! Can you afford one lesson. A teacher, or any one that plays a flute, can tell you quickly if that flute is playa...

Hi Nkbanks, I'm pretty sure that you only have the last three digits of the serial number! I know that flute makers, in the 50's and 60's, (maybe early 70's) in Elkhart-Ind, put the last three or four digits on the head-joint (the part you blow across). To keep the parts of the individual flute toge...

Hi again HMannfan,
I would buy a piccolo cleaning rod from Amazon. It should get you close. God only knows if the guy that lost the original rod, had the cork set properly.
Good luck with it.

Hi HMannfan, Did you get a cleaning rod with that piccolo? I don't know much about piccolos, so I will transcribe a line from Page 116 of the Book "The Complete Guide To The Flute and Piccolo" By J. James Phelan. "The register line on the swab stick is inserted in the headjoint to check for proper p...

Hi alisagoesrawr, I think the "3" makes it a model 3. I think the most you can find out from the serial number is the age. Made in 2014. (maybe?) You could go to Ebay.com and search for "Emerson flute". Then (and this is important) check the sold box on the left side of the page. Now you can look th...

Hi Chummy, 10 seconds, (wtf!) That seems alarmingly short, somethings got to be wrong. You may need to see a doctor to rule out lung or heart disease. How long can you hold your breath? You can "expand your lung capacity" Google those four words. Find some exorcises, do them for a few days. If you d...

Hi Sterling-Canvas, Thanks for the warning! I have been leery of those strips. I was afraid the edges might abrade my pad edges. So I usually put them loosely over the Head joint. In one flute case, I did put one under my Head joint, as you describe, but had not used that flute since. So there was n...

Hi Samoo, I don't think it's obvious at all, I think it's muscle memory. After you master the mid D to mid C# fingering, you don't think about it any more. If I were to try a C# without putting my pinky down for a tenth of a second, the flute would roll in.Your pinky can also roll the flute out, or ...

Hi Chummy,
I don't have personal expertise in this area, but I recently ran across some interesting advice on this subject, from Mr. Anderson.

http://jethrotull.com/the-attic/ians-instruments/

See the bottom third of the page. Hope it helps.

When you do that test if you can get an E flat but you don't get a D C#, or C. Try wrapping the foot tenon two times with PTFE tape, then twist the foot joint on in the same direction of the wrap. The teflon tape should help seal any leaks in the foot joint connection to the body. If you get a good ...

You should be able to play E flat, if the problem is bad pads in the foot joint!