How my flute fo service from the phillipines?

Same principle in leveling frets on fretted string instruments. Works well.

You know it! Hope your doing well!

see my post on Feb. 9, 2022 perhaps you'd be interested in this adaptation.

Generally a leak on a flute will stop most notes lower from working - if low C works fine, it’s something else, always worth checking your head joint cork too. I’ve had lots of problems with the back feet bending for no apparent reason on the Cantabiles. You can use a strip cut from cigarette paper as a feeler gauge- but check all around each pad.

I have a Gemeinardt that needs overhaul as well. Have had it for 31 years

I have not noticed any issue with polished aluminum, but I use extreme caution as to where the tool is at all times. I may turn a pilot out if delrin or abs and see how that feels.

I will be soon

I use light, feeler gauges of different varieties, tonehole leveling, pad cup leveling, shimming, etc. The instrument has to play with greatest of ease, and however I can get the best results quickest is what I do.

Thanks for following along. Yes, you can get movement in all directions with that tool

Depends on the amount of wear in the mechanism and what instrument it is. Something like a Yamaha flute which just requires a repad and new felts can play good as new at half the cost of a new one.

That would be a video all to itself! Ha May have to do that some time.

I’m in Petal, Ms. Tell Mark I said hello. Great guy and tech! Was talking about him just the other day. Thanks for following along.

@@wesleemusicrepair9820 oh really you know him? Yeah I thought you might he worked for the dex and the Johnsons at Mississippi music and Lsu. That’s awesome! I will tell him you said hello.

Not enough profit it in it for most parts, they might get a small discount from the supplier but by the time you add mail charges they’ll make no profit.

@@bordersw1239 that is why you buy them bulk to compensate don't pass the complications on to the customer especially when you can keep pretty much every party in a mug hypothetically speaking I wouldn't suggest anybody do that LOL

@@toolguyslayer1 . Buy what in bulk?

@@bordersw1239 the parts for the instruments I thought that's what we were talking about I have mentioned why don't they sell subcomponents for instruments for the customer directly instead of having them sent somewhere and waiting 3 Days to 3 weeks to get it back you can just go to the shop and purchase the parts yourself and repair the instrument yourself and save a few bucks and the shot can make an extra few bucks it wouldn't be everybody so no one will be stepping on anyone's toes financially speaking

@@toolguyslayer1 . Which instrument, which parts, what year was it made etc. If I want to sell flute pads, I’ll need every size from 10mm to 17.5mm in half mm sizes, each size comes in about 14 different varieties so 16x14, I’ll need to buy 100 of each size to get a bulk discount at say £2 per pad that comes to approx £44k of stock just of flute pads. Then try sax pads - much more expensive and greater variety of sizes. Or I could just sit at my bench and actually fix instruments and buy the precise pads I need from the major stockists - when I actually need them.