Glad to hear both baby and dad are doing fine! 
What a relief. Phew
Lyn
For the body and foot joints, I attach a silk cloth threaded through the eye of the cleaning rod. Then drop the cleaning rod (bottom first) through the joint. Grab the bottom, and pull the rod through, trailed by the cloth. That way, both rod and cloth are not wedged in there at the same point.
Kevin Krell
good to see that you managed to pull the rod out, whewā¦
for drying the body of the flute, I use a pull through kind of flag that a friend made me.
piece of chamois or ultrasuede, attached with one corner to a stringā¦at the end of string are some metal beads for weight.
insert the beads at the left hand part of the body after you removed the headā¦they will drop right through the flute to the foot.
there grab the string, and pull.
nothing gets stuck, and flute dried in an instant.
works a treat.
berti
Wow ā Iām glad that this resolved itself!
If this happens to anyone in the future, and you absolutely canāt get the rod out, there is a tool that is made especially for this purpose. I wouldnāt propose that you go out and buy it, but rather head to a music store to have the tech take care of it. If the technician is in house when you come in, thereās even a chance that s/heāll take care of it right then and there.
Itās basically a small metal hook with a long (about one foot) shank. they reach in and hook the cloth to pull it out. Takes about 10 seconds.
Whats wrong with using a hairdryer???