I repaired a footjoint

Irish Flute
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My flute dropped onto the table today, caused by a clumsy Gabriel unmounting his pipes. :blush:

The low C key got twisted a bit and the small area of wood between the two foot key levers got a crack. Back home, when I took the foot joint apart to fix the lever, the piece of wood fell off completely.

I glued the wood back on with two-component adhesive, shaved the sides with a scalpel to remove excess glue and after three hours of work got the levers working again. The interlocking touches fit even better now.

I am happy now. And I certainly know why they abandoned the old foot key design… :angry:

I’m off for sleep. It’s 3:22am now.

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Good job putting her back together again! Go get some well deserved sleep.

Eric

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Would you repair mine?

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Good morning! :wink:

bogtrumpet, I guess there are people here on the board who are way more qualified for repair work than I am :slight_smile: But thanks for asking anyway!