Flutist06
(1545 points)
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There's some dangerous advice in there. He overgeneralizes many things, and some of the "repairs" are little more than jerry-rigging, so it's important that if anyone tries any of this, that they understand that it's an extremely short-term fix and their instrument should be taken to a tech at the earliest chance. Particularly for those without an understanding of how the instrument works already, this video is unlikely to help. For instance, if you don't already know what the felt/cork bumpers on the clutches do, it's unlikely that you'll be able to gauge if the thickness of your tape layers is correct. He also doesn't mention that you need to be sure to push the head joint cork out through the lower (body) end of the head rather than the top (crown) end. These are just a few things I noticed off the top of my head. The best solution is to have a back up flute (or at least a body) around during performances so that if something unexpected does go wrong, you don't have to worry about jerry rigging your instruments. While this video is much better than some I have seen, I still have to warn against anyone without some experience with flute repair trying these techniques...Stick a toothpick too far into the post/rod and you're likely to cause far more problems than you're fixing. It's just not smart to screw with your flute unless you actually know what you're doing and how what your doing will affect the instrument.
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