It's very easy to put a piece of non-slip paper on the near side of your lip plate. What can I do? I'm allergic to alot of chemicals, and I don't really want to put anti-perspirant on my chin. In the summertime concerts I play with my band, the heat causes me to sweat and the flute slides down my chin.
So GO for it, find the flute technician nearest you, and let me know how it turns out.
People forget this, and play on broken instruments.sigh. A repair technician could have this fixed in a few minutes.įlutes need to visit repair shops once a year.
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I'm always surprised when students think that they have to repair their own instruments.Ībsolutely not something an amateur should attempt to do.Ī flute repair shop has to be within 40 miles of where you are (Tulsa), if you ask your band teacher, or phone a flute teacher or flute professional (member of local orchestra) in your town. Your band teacher should give you the contact information for the flute repair person in your town. It's not likely to be an expensive repair ($20 ?).īut what really surprises me is that you're expected to fix it yourself. This is something that requires a visit to the repair shop. Sometimes the thumb springs are only half working, and the thumb pad rises lazily or slowly. If the thumb spring(s) are not working, the thumb pad remains closed even though you're not touching it. You'll of course have to peer underneathe the B-lever or thumb keys to see the spring or springs lying against the tube. The two springs that open the thumb key after you let go of it look like 2 inch long flat metal bars that lie along the tube to the right and under the thumb key, and open the keys again. It sounds as if the springs that are located under the thumb keys are out of place, or not working correctly. Thank you so much for your time! from L in Tulsa Oklahoma. If you could provide ANY information I would appreciate it very much! (I am a bit desperate at this point.) I informed my band instructor about this situation and he told me that I just needed better breath support? I was just wondering if it really was me or if it was my flute.I had several fellow flautists examine my flute to be sure that I am not over-looking anything, but nothing has come up wrong with the appearance of any of the mechanisms, etc. I readjusted my headjoint cork because it was a little off but it still won't play correctly. My B and C notes are identical! I have checked all of my pads, springs, corks, etc. I have been playing the flute for about two years and have already gotten first chair twice in my school band! =D However, I have recently had some trouble with my flute. Happy days loving what I'm doing and happy to be back. Intermediate questions will appear in a future post. So here are some that hopefully have all the right "quester keywords" for flute novices. Some of the answers to the typical novice questions are not obvious and are hard to google if the asker doesn't know exactly what they're asking yet. It may be of some interest for novices out there to read some of the answers and of course, more input from other flute teachers is very welcome if you use the comment button below to add your thoughts.Īnd huge thanks to all those who sent thanks by email. Now, unseen to blog-readers until now, I've received dozens of emails with intermediate and novice flute questions. Over the past three months I've been super busy doing all kinds of projects.īut I'm back! :>) Yahoo.
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