I have a fairly old monique flute and the Eb key BROKE OFF the foot joint!!! Does anyone know a place where I could get new pieces to fix it?

Sorry if this sounds rude but you really don`t need to waste any money getting that brand of flute fixed. Please for the sake of music and learning, go and buy something that is of better quality. It may cost more at first but the keys won`t fall off nearly so easily and it would sound much better than that brand.
~Bilbo

I know its not a great brand, but it was my first flute

I understand what you are going through. I also started out on a Monique flute and although I will admit they are not near as high of quality as many beginner flutes but, I understand that attachment. I still have mine and I`m a music major in college. Go to a quality flute repair person and they will resolder the part to your flute.

In terms of `key cup`, `key cup arm`, `pivot tube`, and touch piece (that your finger touches), just where is the break, and is it at some soldered joint, or has the metal itself broken, or are you saying that a mounting post or two parted from the body, or that the pivot rod was became unscrewed sufficiently for the entire key to fall off the flute?

The earliest monique that I saw had the receiver name Monique lettered with a hand buzz-type engraver. I had never seen a flute which looked like it was made by an amateur hobbyist. I think that they have improved some for saleability but not in quality. The keys may still be made from pot-metal.

I would still suggest something more substantial such as Yamaha. The old standbys such as Armstrong, Gemeinhardt, Emerson and Jupiter are better. Even (Shudder) Bundy futes are better.

Hmm.

If the keys are made from pot metal, then just throw the flute away. Jump on it first so nobody else suffers.

Hee, Arak! What were you doing with the flute that it broke? If it just `fell off`, which I think I have rarely ever heard of, then it probobly can be fixed. If you threw it or if it was tossed or dropped, the break will be more serious...(Heaven forbid any of that happened!)

Although, I could see Arak tossing a Monique, It weren`t his flute with the broken Eb key. It was someone named "ab".
AS an additional comment. Some repairtechs won`t even touch some of the cheapie brands such as Monique, First Act and any of the bad imported ebay junk because if they try to adjust something, it may break off and then there is no way to get replacement parts.

~Bilbo

Oh heaven no!! Monique!! The keys are made of pot metal. I know this because someone brought one in for me to fix before. Pot metal is almost impossible to resolder.

the part where your finger touches broke off. If it was just unscrewed I could easily fix it. This is not the flute I use. It`s just beacause it was my first flute and I want to keep it

broken parts on flutes are normally soldered (or `brazed`) together again.

If it is broken `pot metal`, also called `muck metal`, it really cannot be repaired. Spares are unlikely to be available.

A good technician can modify one of another brand or make one to fit, but these process can be quite time consuming hence expensive. It could cost more than the original cost of the flute, and another key may break tomorrow!

This is why a flute with pot metal keys really has no value once a key is broken. Because keys are more likely to break while a technician is working on it than while it is being played, many technicians refuse to work on them. The risk is just to high.

The flutes being made in China and Taiwan, I am told, are far better than the made-in-India instruments now being marketed in USA.

any one have Krazy Glue???







kidding...

Nowhere near strong enough.

Go for a Gemeinhardt, armstrong, or yamha. But Emersons aren`t that great I had one and it was horrible thank god someone stole it. But I used to have a armstrong And it was ok student flute but I wanted A better flute (and I`m not saying that armstrong is bad )so i got a Gemeinhardtn the student flutes are really strong so if u drop it It has a 50% chance of not bracking. But this girl I know that use to sit next to me had one and it looked nice and it played well.