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Question: I think my flute is broken! HELP!?
My middle E flat, F, and G will not sound!. All I hear is my breath!. I have some difficulty sounding my middle D and high A/ A flat!. And none of the low notes will sound (everything below B flat!.)

This is not a breathing problem for me, because every other note works fine!. Is this something that needs to be fixed by repair, or would extreme cleaning do the trick!? Please help!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Either you 1+1 Bb (using the first finger of your RH) or the thumb Bb are leaking - or both!. Another possibility is that when you close the A key, it is not completely closing the hole just about it - the hole that actually closes when you play a Bb!. You need to have a tech look at this - they can adjust the screws, corks, kickers, and anything else that is creating this leak!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it may be that one of these keys is not going down properly!. if so, you just need to check if the screws are fitted properly or you may just need to press them harder for your next practice and they will resume their normal possition again!.

if it is not the above, it may be that one of your spings has sprung out of place!. if so, you need something thin but about as long as your index finger to put it back in place!.

if it is not any of these it may be that one of your pads/corks has fallen off!. if this is the case you will need to get it serviced!.

don't worry =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

maybe some of the screws ar loose,its happened 2 me plenty of times,i got realli scared once coz it was the day b4 a performance @ skool!. so we rang my music teacher and she tightened the screws and it was perfect again!! but dnt tighten the screws 2 tight,coz it sounds the same as wen they were loose!.!.!.
Best of luck!!
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