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All of those flutes are good choices. I've tried most of those brands but I've only played Muramatsu extensively. I bought my Muramatsu about 20 years ago and it has been an excellent flute. I play semi-professionally and it has served me well. The Muramatsu headjoint is particularly good and many p...

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You didn't mention if this is an open holed flute or closed hole. That makes a difference in the value. The 6 and the sterling silver headjoint probably indicates that it is a Emerson EF6 flute which came with a sterling head. Here's a one each open and closed holed EF6 that are for sale (New) at an...

There are some red flags that would give me pause: Yamaha does not include black tenon covers with their flutes but this one has covers on both the headjoint and the body tenon for the footjoint. The ad says it is a 2018 YFL-211 but the YFL-211 is not a current model. See the official Yamaha page fo...

Well, as you can see from the posts before yours, you are not the only one who finds Mr. Drelinger difficult to deal with.

Very cool! The really cool ones are the metal ones. The repair techs call those the "paper clip" model because they look like huge paper clips.

Armstrong made several different models and it's difficult to determine a flute model without seeing it. Also, part of the value of a flute depends upon its playing condition. Since you are not a player, the only way to determine its value is by getting a music shop or repair tech to inspect it and ...

There is no easy way to troubleshoot your problem remotely. You've already checked the springs and screws but you didn't indicate how you determined there was no problem there. The next most likely issues could be a rusty hinge rod or a bent hinge rod or key hinge. If you had maintenance performed a...

I've repaired a lot of different brands but I have never heard of a NOBEL flute, clarinet, or oboe. Perhaps it is a Noblet? Noblet was made by LeBlanc in France.

Sometimes these are a bit of a judgement call. Certainly 2-3 pads can be replaced. The question is WHICH 2-3 pads. if all the leaking pads are together (all in the right hand section or all in the left hand section) then 2-3 pads can certainly be replaced. The problem comes when the 2-3 pads are all...

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There is a problem with your flute. The E and D keys should NOT be closing with the F. The E and D keys should close ONLY when you close them with your fingers. There are several things that could possibly cause this. The springs could be unhooked on the E and D keys. (Possible but not likely that b...