I just received my Muramatsu flute back from Cincinnati Fluteworks. I had taken it in to see if the tuning and low notes could be improved. I really thought I was looking at having to buy a new flute, but after asking me a lot of questions and really examining it, Pat, the technician, saw that the head joint cork had dried up and had shrunk and the several keys had small leaks that I couldn't see. She worked at it in between bigger repairs and I had it back in time for my rehearsal 3 days later. It now plays like it is supposed to and I'm relieved I don't have to spend money on a new flute. I was surprised she took so much time meeting with me while I was there and explained how the problems effected how the flute played. She welcomed me to her house even. I know she is nursing an injury, and I wish her the best of health. She saved my gig.
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