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Glad to hear you are making progress.

In addition to flute, I double on sax and clarinet. We used to have a great dane. When I flayed flute, there was no reaction, but whenever I played the sax, she would come over to sit in front of me and sort of moan. If I ignored her, she would place her paw on my leg to get my attention. If that di...

Be very careful buying Yamaha flutes from unknown sources. There are a lot of counterfeit Yamaha flutes for sale.

Upload your pics to a photo sharing site like Google photos and then copy the link. You can insert the link into your messages here.

Practice saying "hah" to open the throat and then think it while playing so that you keep the same throat shape without engaging the vocal folds. Think like you are whispering "hah"

A Silvertone flute is not a valuable flute. I would say practice your repairs on it all you want. The two G keys that you asked about are indeed joined together on all standard closed G# flutes that 99% of flutists play.

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I've never heard the website you are referencing. Anyone can setup a website and call themselves "experts" and make product recommendations. Unfortunately, there is no way to be assured that a website such as this is providing unbiased reviews of products. Sometimes, when a company wants to promote ...

Yes, any flute can usually be overhauled and brought back to like-new playing condition, but for low-end, beginner flutes, it will often cost more than the flute is worth so it is easier to buy a new one.

There is no easy answer. Some flutes do not have a model imprinted.

Just as it takes time to develop skills playing a flute, it takes time to develop and train your ear to hear minute differences between various flutes. Right now they may al sound very similar but as your playing improves, so will your ears and you will begin to be able to discern those small differ...

Sometimes, finger oil can make them feel sticky. Dip a cotton swab in alcohol and light rub each pad to remove the oil.

During a COA, some pads may be removed for re-shimming, but they are not normally removed for cleaning. That would dramatically increase the cost of a COA. The keys are removed from the body. Some shops dip the body in silver cleaner and others simply hand polish. If the pads are removed, the shims ...

FYI - The flutist in Jethro Tull is Ian Anderson. Check YouTube for recordings from these. Here's a few players that come to mind. Peter Gabriel played flute on a tune or two from Genesis and sat in with a few others. Ray Thomas who played flute some with Moody Blues. Jerry Eubanks and David Muse wi...

Great. I only commented because I have seen some flute students trying to play with thumbs in a position that would be the envy of the best hitchhikers. But, everybody's physiology is different. That's why I mentioned the pencil test. It tends to reveal the best position. It sounds like you have exp...