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No problem. However, I'm afraid I will have to respectfully disagree with your teacher. Pearl flutes are very good, well made instruments. The Pearl 500 is an older model so I will assume you did not buy it new. It is possible that a previous owner did not take good care of it or perhaps a previous ...

Pearl is a Japanese company. The Pearl 505 is a respectable student level flute and not the cheap junk that can be bought online or on eBay. Being a closed hole flute, I am perplexed by your comment : " which makes certain notes hard to play and has bigger hole than standard to cover". With closed h...

As you pointed out, children tend to be able to learn faster, but it's never too late to learn and develop faster finger movement. It just takes a bit longer as you age. It's all about muscle memory which take time to develop. Keep working those finger patterns and speed will come with time. Leaving...

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Is it important to have the F# key seal tightly on flutes with split E mechanism? Flutes with an E facilitator ring don't seal at all and play just fine. The split E mechanism seems more like a sales gimmick than anything. What do you think? Well, there are pros and cons to the split E mechanism. S...

Nice! In addition to my concert flute family, I also play world flutes, tin whistles, etc. They are always fun to play.

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The pins are there to connect multiple keys to different pad cups on the same hinge rod. In those cases, there is an inner and an outer hinge rod. For example, there are two trill keys that share a single hinge rod but in reality there is an inner hinge inside the outer hinge. This allows the second...

On flutes and clarinets, testing with a leak light may point out bad leaks, but using the light on a phone will certainly not be reliable. Because the pad skins are translucent, light dissipates through and small leaks may not be visible, especially if the leaks are at the back of the pad. The only ...

Well, simply plugging the end of a flute or clarinet and blowing air into it is not a particularly accurate way of determining if there is a leak or finding it. The Eb/D# key is sprung closed and it actually does not take a lot of air to blow it open. So, that may have happened (and probably did hap...

Here are my thoughts: 1- Have you looked for a new teacher in your current location? 2 - If there are none near you, you might consider online lessons via Skype. 3 - If that is not an option, buy the Trevor Wye series of flute books and work your way through them in order 1 to 6. Trevor Wye - Practi...

Your flute was made in 1980. That is determined by the "30" prefix to the serial number. From 1974 to present - The prefix number plus 50 will give you the date manufactured. So, 30 + 50 = 80 (1980).

I don't know the Mateki tunig, but you you might check the position of the headjoint cork to be sure it is in the correct place. Improper cork position can cause intonation issues.