Has anyone tried fixing the “flat foot” syndrome of old flutes by inserting something into the bottom of the bore? You’d lose the low C on your 8-key, of course, but feck the low C! I tried this just now with my recently purchased Geo. Cloos, which I haven’t foisted on my friends yet - playing along with records, though, it sounds very good for tuning, along with everything else. Putting a Sharpie (felt-tip pen) in the bottom brought up the bottom and middle D a smidge. Mmmm! I tried an early Rudall and Rose last month that was quite nasty for the low D, especially in a tune like the Plains of Boyle. Maybe this “cork at the other end” idea could be the salvation of some of these oldies - or maybe the players used them all the time and didn’t tell us! Musicians’s guild, you know. Tricks of the trade.
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