I finally managed to get low C!

[LarryS]

I haven't touched my flute in ages,I kind of got despondent thinking it was leaky, but I had another go and something dawned on me. Basically when previously trying to play C I'd been only pressing down on the C roller, with my fingertip. I had a close look at the pad and saw it was fully closing, but the upstream pad (Db) showed a small gap, a leak. So I tried pressing both the C and Db rollers with the flat of my pinky and bingo!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDwGKe7gm-3 ... nc2jmtruet

[pied_piper]

If you get your flute serviced, you'll find lots of things much easier. There is nothing more frustrating to a new player than an instrument that is not working correctly. Even the tiniest of leaks can make the flute difficult to play.

[LarryS]

Well I did a silly thing. I got so frustrated from struggling with the flute that I got rid of it, donated it to a charity shop. It was only a cheap flute, and it was second hand so not worth selling.
But now I find myself wanting another, better flute. Might have to go to ebay...