Just had my flute repadded and won't play!!!

hudalton · Post by **hudalton** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:37 pm

I am an amateur and bought a 2nd hand flute and have just had it completely repadded and a couple of springs replaced. The flute wasn't playing anything lower than a 'A' before the repadding because of the condition of the pads but now won't play lower than a 'F'.

Could someone help whether it could be flute itself or the pads not positioned properly?? Ijust don't want to look silly when I go back to the music shop where it was repaired.

Thanks for any advice.

Kathryn

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:40 pm

If you paid for a complete repad, the shop should have returned it to you in playing condition - all the way down to low C. Take it back to the shop and explain the problem to them. There's nothing silly in asking that you get what you paid for.

fluttiegurl · Post by **fluttiegurl** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:17 am

Agreed. It sounds like an adjustment problem. I would take it back and insist that it be made playable.

Callidor · Post by **Callidor** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:23 pm

When I last had my flute adjusted, the tech called me when it was done to tell me that he had play-tested it and that it was in much better working order than when I had brought it in. You should ask for the same service.

fluttiegurl · Post by **fluttiegurl** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:21 pm

Any time I have my flute serviced, I play it before leaving the shop. I am very fortunate to have a great tech that I trust, but I have to drive an hour to get there and I don't want to waste a trip to bring it back. At the very least, you should be able to hear the tech play it.

Bo · Post by Bo » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:06 am

They should have tested it before returning it to you.
You are entitled to take it back and ask them to look at it again...