It fell from the table and landed on our tile floor. I didn’t see the crack. I brought it to the session to play but no sound would come out. I thought maybe the threads were loose so I wrapped some dental floss around it. When I put it back together that’s when I saw the crack in the head joint. What do I do? My poor flute. I’ve only had it less than two months. Is this something that can be fixed?
Head cracks are often capable of being fixed. You may either return it to the maker (check if they’re on vacation), or you might try Jon C. in Los Angeles (on this Forum).
Kevin Krell
Bummer! If you want you can shoot it over to me and I can do a quick fix for you. If the socket has a bad crack I will replace the socket. I am just over in beautiful LA… I this a ringless socket that cracked? That is why flute players get keys on there flute, to keep them from rolling off the table!
Perhaps a triangular or square end cap would do as well.
Kevin Krell
Or a square flute body?
I can make a little pyramid for yours, Kevin…
Or is that why you use the fancy rings? Tread like a sneaker (trainers to you over pond folks). Gives the flute traction even on a wet table.
Well, you did say we would have to work out the details (“Round, you want it round?”)
Kevin Krell
Dear sbhikes,
I am sorry to learn of your trouble, and I assume you refer to the Burns FF, which you have spoken so well of.
I am not a repair person, but I gather that cracks often can be repaired.
Let us know how it works out for you.
If you want it round I will have to turn it, so that will be extra! 
how about small suction cups, it would look like a squid…(or is that small pipes?)
Sad to have happen, Diane, but quite fixable. Casey is at Lark Camp this week. I recall that this is your only flute, so maybe you should drive (or ship) it down to Jon and have him do the repair. It shouldn’t be that difficult.
Thank you all so much. Jon, I am going to ask around and see if the violin-maker in town can fix it. Otherwise, I think you are next-closest to me. You know how much we Santa Barbaran’s love to drive south. I will email you.
This is why I didn’t buy a fancy-schmancy expensive flute. I ruin everything I come in contact with. I just didn’t expect to break it outright, I figured I’d scratch it up or something.
I guess I’m a boehm flute player for now. 
Diane, I’m very sorry to hear about that. You were pretty enthusiastic about the flute, (they’re great).
I’m just going to put in another plug for a Tipple. They’re cheap, play great, are indestructible, and make a great backup/travelling flute. I had mine out last night when I was too lazy to go fetch my Burns. It might be moving into my car soon so I can scratch that random itch.
Poor Diane. I certainly know how one feels when discovering a crack in one’s jewel. My flute’s footjoint is currently being fixed (i.e. replacing the wooden joint while using the old keys) by Mr. Reviol in New Zealand, on the other side of the world. But it’s going to be back to join the rest of my flute (which plays with a footjoint of another flute at the moment) very soon.
Good luck with the repair, I’m sure Jon can fix it up in no time for you!
Give him an Eb key.
I recall he really wanted one of those on his flute.
All of this is bird-related. The big white chicken would have found a way to destroy a plastic flute as surely as a wooden one. The breakage is due to me trying to put it in a “safe place” in time to prevent the big chicken from turning it into mulch.
Birds! Who needs 'em?
Diane,
If you decide to have Jon do the repairs and you need to leave your flute with him for a while, I have a practice flute you can borrow. I live in Pasadena.
…john
John, shouldn’t you be practicing on that yourself!?!
The next time I see you I expect you to have 20 tunes ready to go!
(putting a new spin on “Drop and give me 20, soldier!”)
—peri
Do you play in a hen-coop?! 
Or your chicken is freely allowed to p&&p around the house while you play?
Then how about some revenge?
Maybe my next bird will be a real chicken so I can eat her when I get mad. This one is an umbrella cockatoo. Big, white, chicken-sized. Would make a nice dinner…Maybe more cornish game-hen sized.
Yikes!
Going by the cockatoos I’ve known, I wouldn’t want to bet too much money on which of you will be the dinner, and which the diner. 
Have you tried throwing it in the freezer for a while? Seeing the frozen chickens already there might drastically affect its behavior. 