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Micro cement is simply shellac liquified in denatured alcohol. It is sometimes used to apply cork to sax necks, so yes it would work to glue cork to the headjoint. The only problem with shellac-based glues is that it will tend to get brittle over time. I think contact cement provides a superior bond...

Brass generally needs to be annealed to bend it. When brass is formed into tubing, it generally gets work hardened. Annealing it allows it to bend more easily and with less likelyhood of kinking or getting accordian folds on the inner curve. To anneal brass it is heated to a soft red glow and then q...

It depends on whether the pads have firm or soft felt. Firm pads never get much of an impression in them. Softer felt pads which are usually used on student-level instruments can be reseated with a deeper impression. If the other pads have a visible impression, they are probably soft felt. To reseat...

I don't think that I can advise you on this. I've done some bending of brass tubing for brass instruments (1/2" and under) but I've never attempted bending anything as large as a headjoint. If you got the curved piece, you might be able to cut another old headjoint to the right length. Headjoint tub...

Glad to hear you were successful. I've never used the Valentino pads, but yes they are available for flute. ( http://valentinopads.com/ ) I'm sort of old school and prefer the traditional skin pads to the newer synthetic pads. From what I hear, they do seal well, but when playing, the feeling is a b...

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Modifying a regular headjoint is probably more work than it would be worth. It's hard to bend a silver or nickle silver tube without getting kinks or irregularities in the bend. Commercially made curved headjoints are frequently made in multiple pieces: embouchure section, curved section, and tenon ...

There are many more videos and other material such as exercises and mini-articles by Sir James posted on his official website: http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com/ There's also a hidden area with additional material, but you have to join his mailing list to get access to those. Just click the mailing li...

etgohomeok wrote:All they have to do is check their Apache log files and look for the right IP address

MS IIS has a similar feature, but some of these dummies will turn off logging to save disk space so that they can sell it to another user - not too smart...

Left in the interior or in the trunk? Trunk temperatures won't get as hot as the interior. For wooden flutes or piccolos, summer heat inside a car could cause the wood to crack. For a metal flute, the risk is much lower. If a metal flute is left inside a car where summer heat and direct sunlight can...

Well, if that's the poor response you're getting from the host provider, you should definitely look into another provider to host your site. They should have had backups and been able to restore proper operation within 24-48 hours. If they're using the excuse that they are "researching" who hacked i...

I see you are from Perth. I think one of the best references for the acoustics of the flute comes from your back yard! (Well, not quite, since you are on opposite sides of Australia. But it's the same continent! :lol: ) The School of Physics at The University of South Wales in Sydney has some really...