I have a six key wooden flute, one of the keys is broken,
the flute is old needs a good clean and new pads, other wise it is in good condition, no splits, can anyone tell me where I can get spare parts, I have visited many sites, dont seem to find anyone to help… in Australia my enquiries are ignored, maybe someone can help me
Hi,
Welcome!
As far as replacement parts, they have to be made, as no one stocks parts for old flutes. You can check with Terry McGee, he might be able to help you.
Good luck!
I have sent many emails to Terry McGee no answers. I did get a address in the UK, LOST IT WHEN MY COMPUTER CRASHED.
That’s hard to believe!! You must have the wrong address for Terry. Everyone here knows, Terry is nothing but loquacious and helpful etc., etc.
Works for me!
Hey, and what’s with “loquacious”? We don’t even have a loquat!
Terry
Welcome, fleadhcheoil. Looks like you’ve found yer man Terry, which is what I too would have suggested you do.
As Jon said, you won’t get “parts” as such for antique flutes from anywhere. I suspect, however, that you are thinking about small generic maintenance type bits and bobs like pads, lapping thread, sheets of cork etc., which obviously one can get. Terry will know if there are any decent suppliers of such in Oz, though I’d have thought a websearch on something like “woodwind repair supplies” with an in-country search limit ought to get you somewhere…
The British firm you are most likely to have had details for is Windcraft (https://www.windcraft.co.uk/index.html) who do all the overhaul and maintenance stuff by mail order and who I assume would post to Oz - at a price! The U.S. equivalent is Ferree’s, I believe.
If you need things like wood scraps for rebuilding key blocks or you need to replace or mend keys, crown stoppers, etc. no modern instrument supplies source can help. Back to Terry (best bet), or make specific, detailed requests here. If you want to, it is possible to DIY German Silver key repairs provided you can or are prepared to learn to hard solder - supplies for that available from specialist modelling outlets. Old nickel silver cutlery is a good source of replacement metal. You’ll also need some fine engineering metal files… Good luck!
Hi Terry, just sent a email to the above address hope you recieve it, also 5 photos attached have a nice day, regards frank
Message received and answered, Frank.
Heh heh, it never rains but it pours, as the old saying goes. I was just discussing on the flutemakers list how I keep getting sent flutes with post-mounted keys that have broken off at the hinge tube. So you can guess what Frank has. The long F in his case, hinge tube and cup all in place, but no touch or spring. It’s usually the long keys (F or c) that succumb, presumably because they are more at risk, being longer and sticking out from the ends of their pieces.
Looks like another EPNS fork is going to meet its doom …
Terry
ditto on that one…
D-ditto. 
Thanks for the quick reply, I did not give you a link to utube “The McEnroe Family” irish music,
two easy jigs from the mountain lark 1983 —check out the Whistle player a reel called The Pinch of Snuff is not featured the whistle player played that reel on a D whistle.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HELP this is a great site,