Why not Suz? I am not by any means a specialist, but to me they aren't too badly set up or harder to work on than any other flute that I have seen. Sure, they need some tweaking from the factory but a lot of flutes do.

I have no idea how much it would cost to have the pad replaced and the key straightened out. I wouldn't think that it would be too much though. The best thing to do it just take it in some where and find out. Good luck with it

that stinks that u have a bent pad and key. my freshman yr i smacked into a pole in my school's band wing goin outside and i bent my flute accidentally. it looked like a banana. from then on my flute was refrenced to as the banana flute. luckily i didn't do anything to my keys. but i almost gave a junior and a senior in my section a heart attack when they saw how bent it was. it was, literally, the shape of a banana. i know the feeling of kinda silly accidents, lol. im sorry, but im not sure how much it would be to fix urs. mine it cost about $50 to fix, but i didn't do anything to my keys or pads. good luck with your repair, tho.

My recent repair I had done(two days ago) cost me 65 bucks. I had springs replaced, tarnish cleaned, cork replacement, adjustment, a soldered trill key post, pad leveling, and fixing of a bent key. This technician had it done within 2 days, and I was very impressed. I don't know how bad yours was damaged, but mine plays much better now!

Yea the tech that worked on my flute found problems I didnt even know existed, and im surprised with how much better it plays, and looks! It would be a good idea if you go ahead and let them check everything else out, even if it does cost a little more. Just to be safe.

Poor you
I think that it should cost you under $100. Pads should not be that expensive but the bent Ab key could be $25-$50

Some flutes such as the Orpheo have adjustment screws that stick out and hit that above plate making that clicking noise. Some techs use paper while others use leather to put in between the plate and screw thus softening the the hit between the two. Sorry if I am bad with terms. I suck at trying to explain things. I have little training in repairs compared to you Micron, so it suprises me that you were unaware of this. Perhaps you misunderstood when I spoke of silencers. I should have been more specific.

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I'm sorry, I thought I spoke of key silencers in this thread and looked back and apparently I didn't. I see that you weren't referring to me. I must have though it and not wrote it. lol! Wow... it's late here. Good night all.

They are not crap and it broke because it was dropped. If you have not actually seen one of these flutes, then a comment like that is not fair. Sure, they could use improvements and they are no Yamaha, but they are okay.