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All flutes plus homepage flutes, accessories, sheet music. When things go wrong with your own flute, its easy to find the problem and fix it yourself. We had two fallen flutes come into the repair shop this week and had a chance to catch up with repair tech, rachel baker, to find out what could be done. Excellence, honesty, and service are what make katie unique in the world of flute repair. Today, we are regarded as one of the top repair shops for your musical instrument in the country. One must realize, of course, that each flute has a spirit. An illustrated basic flute repair manual for professionals. Spring or pins replacement, head joint fitting, dents removal, joints or spuds resoldering, flute piccolo case adjustments are evaluable for additional cost. If a flute was in physics terms a perfect double open ended oscillator then the second octave and in physics terms all harmonics would be affected in the same way. All blood bank serologic centrifuges must be calibrated upon installation, yearly and whenever a significant repair or adjustment to the instrument occurs. There are a number of circumstances that may result in your flute dropping to the floor, and it certainly makes every flute player panic. My wealth of knowledge about flute playing and performance expectations helps in guiding my repair work. She has been working with the flute authority team since 2001 and became straubinger certified. A make play repair is when the instrument needs minimal work to restore it to playing condition i.
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After graduation, tonyas interest in repair led her to attend minnesota state college in red wing, mn, for their world renowned band instrument repair program. The technician will tweak the bent key, andor add a shim or new piece of cork to the lshaped joiningbar of the two keys. Katies flute shop fine flute repair, sales and accessories. Learn more clarinet, saxophone, and flute repair manual. While a flute is an inanimate machine, it becomes an extension of the performer as that performer breathes life into the instrument and in turn brings music to life.
From minor repairs to complete rebuilds you can rest assure that your instrument will return to you in a like new condition having been worked on by experienced hands. Carlini is a member of the national flute association and can be seen at their yearly conventions as well as other flute associated conventions. Katie offers many services including pad and adjustment checks, clean, oil and adjust, overhauls and much more personalized repairs. Best 26 musical instruments repair in orlando, fl with.
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Mechanical overhaul when an instrument is revived to like new playing conditions. Flute repair professionals to support flute teachers and students in the greater boston area, we have compiled a list of professionals who specialize in flute repairs. The process begins by disassembling the flute followed by cleaning, buffing and polishing, repadding, replacing felts and corks, oiling, reassembling, final adjustments, and final polishing. Expert flute repair by louis carlini, ny, nj and nationwide. Chuck levins is a member of the national association of professional band instrument repair technicians napbirt which is the largest nonprofit international educational association dedicated to the advancement of the craft of band instrument repair. Best 22 musical instruments repair in oklahoma city, ok with. Flute tradition of excellence book 1 hugo helmer music, inc.
Flute making and repair courses take a course with the vermont guild of flute making, and learn the things you always wanted to know about the mechanics of the flute. Please call or email before stopping by 31 garfield avenue medford, ma 02155 tel. If youre an experienced tech, get ready to dig into the some of the finer points of instrument theory, construction and acoustics. Download product manuals for your helmer scientific accessory. Alto, and bass flute are accepted for repairs and the cost will be assessed at the time of the estimate. Refer to the centrifuge calibration, serologic procedure. Flute repair requires years and years of training and experience. Flute pro shop has always been proud of the outstanding work of david kee, flute repair specialist here at the.
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