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[quote] ---------------- On 10/22/2003 9:18:20 PM Hi everyone . . . I'm a middle-aged person who started playing the flute in elementary school and then gave it up. It's something I've always wanted to go back to and I've learned that it's never too late to learn something new and no time like the p...

Hi, I started taking piano lessons at age 8 and I took lessons until I graduated from high school. When I was in the 9th grade, I heard someone play a flute solo , and I decided that I wanted to play the flute. That summer I took lessons and the band director let me sit in with the band and play as ...

Yes, the loose screw does cause a problem because
it causes one of the keys not to fit tightly when pressed down and air escapes.
I have an Armstrong 303B. My last flute was a Gemeinhardt and it didn't do
this. I have talked to others that have the same problem. [::)]

Hi, I''ve had my flute for about 5 years. For the
first several months the screw didn''tchange. However, after a while I had to
tighten it quite often. They worked on it at the repair shop, but it is starting
to do it again. What should I do?[;)]