I see to always be sharp on my flute. I`ve checked the cork with my tuning rod, and its in the right spot. Can I push the cork out more so that i`d be more intune without having to pull out a mile? ...also, when i was adjusting my cork, it was really hard to pull out a little bit. I know like if you have to take the cork out that you have to take it out the bottom, but to make the line in the center of my embouchere hole i have to pull it out a little bit. any tips on how to get it out? Thanks for your help!

Some corks are VERY tight. IN some ways that is a good thing, because they don`t easily go out of position.

As long as that line is close to the centre of the embouchure hole then I suggest you leave it well alone. That cork is NOT intended for general tuning of the flute. It needs to be in the correct position, or you will mess up the tuning of the high notes relative to the low notes, and also mess up the tone of the flute.

If you are playing sharp, then there could be several reasons:
1. You may be playing with a poor embouchure. Your lower lip may not be covering enough of the embouchure hole.
2. You may be turning the flute too far outwards.
3. You may be blowing the air too far upwards.
4. You may be blowing the air too fast.
5. The room you are playing in may be too warm.
6. You may need to pull the head of the flute further out from the body.

If you need help dealing with this problem then you really do need to sort it out with a good teacher, because you may be developing poor blowing habits that will mess up your playing badly in the future, when the music gets more demanding.

well i do have a teacher, and i don`t think it`s my embouchere..but it could be the temperature..i duno..Like, I can get it intune..its just i always have to pull my headjoint out.
One more question...i know that when i bought my flute that it supposedly was tuned to a=442...when i work on tuning exercises , my tuner is always at 440 . would that have anything to do with it?

regulate your tuner to A=442, that should help bring it in line

If you`re really sharp then just pull out. If you`re pushed in all the way then you are most likely very sharp because your flute is tuned to A=442 and your tuner is probably tuned to A=440. 1/8" Is usually the amount you have to pull out.

be careful to advise her by ", how much to pull out a headjoint depends on the player

I was going by the average amount that you need to pull out. Obviously players differintuate and some people might need to push in more or pull out more. I certaintly wasn`t saying that is the specific amount that you have to pull out.

Ashley, may I ask what brand and model of flute that you are playing on?

I do know that some models run sharper than others.

When I was in High School I played on a Yamaha 481, it ran so sharp and out of tune that it would drive me crazy! If I played on my friends flute, I didn`t have the same problem, so it was the flute.

Whoever played on this flute had the same problem too. I ended up getting another one. I sent it back to the company and they later told me it was defective.

my flute is an armstrong 800B

Hmmm.. I have never played on one of those, so I don`t know.
Generally, I have never come across an Armstrong that plays really sharp.

If you get a chance, try playing on a friends flute and see if you still have the same problem. Then you will know for sure that it is not you and it will give you peace of mind.