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Yeah, I wondered about the "bending" of the bar to fix the leak - I would have thought that the pads should have been readjusted, but I didn't know what my husband had done till after the fact. He's the type of person who has to "fix" everything. Especially once he saw how frustrated that I was. I'm...

Hello! I'm trying to decide which flute to purchase for myself, a 36 year old beginner. I've narrowed my choices down to Gemeinhardt 22sp, Armstrong 104 (both of which I can get used for $200), Yamaha 225 s11 (I'm looking on ebay for one that's around $200), or possibly even an Emerson student flute...

Well, with my husband's help, we discoverd that we had leaks in the C keys (foot joint). He bent the bar on the keys until they closed smoothly with minimal pressure. I was finally able to get the note out - yeah! I haven't had time to check out all the other keys for leaks, but I'm wondering if my ...

Thank you for your replies! It's so great to have people willing to help out. The C note that I'm referring to is the C1 will ALL the fingers. That tiny little bar is pressed with my right pinky finger, closing off the air holes to the end of the flute. And all of my other fingers & right thumb are ...

Hello, I rented my 1st flute (a Gemeinhardt 2NP) 1 week ago. It took a couple of days, but I finally got some notes out of it! After one week, though, my fingers are still cramping so bad that I can only practice for a few minutes at a time - is this normal? My biggest difficulty right now, though, ...