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marylandmom3 · 01-29-2008, 08:01 AM

How much damage can a flute have before it needs to be replaced? My D is a freshman music ed major. This past weekend she went to visit her grandparents about 3 hours away from her college. Her roommate (they are not really friends, but get along okay) had a guy friend up in their room who was drunk. She claims she left him alone for just a few minutes...she thought he was a sleep. He want on a rage and totally destroyed their room, broke the window out, etc. Of course, we think there is a lot more to this story than what the roommate is telling. The police were called. He was arrested. He is not a student at the college. He was from her roommate's hometown. My D had left her flute on her desk in the case and in the carrying bag. It appears that he probably picked up the flute and banged it repeatedly against something. She had other things damaged but of course, this is the most important to her. Her flute professor, who is absolutely wonderful, looked at it yesterday and made a list of all the damages and called the repairman we use. (I think she is as upset as I am that this happened to my D.) My D took it to FedEx had it packaged and overnighted. Apparently many keys are bent, many dents in the headjoint, and the BFoot? (I'm not a music person, so I think I have it right) will need to be replaced. Fortunately the guy's parents have talked to my daughter and said they will pay for everything. The repair place will send an estimate of the charges to his mom and she will make the payment. My H and I were talking this morning and wondering at what point are the damages so extensive that it is better to just replace the flute, from a musician's perspective not from a money perspective. The flute is a professional Muramatsu. It is four years old. My D bought it with money that her grandmother left her when she passed away. I know her flute professor will probably be able to tell me. I don't want to bug her again. She has been wonderful talking to us and helping and supporting my D that I don't want to become a pest.

01-29-2008, 08:01 AM	#1
marylandmom3 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 61	Damaged Flute How much damage can a flute have before it needs to be replaced? My D is a freshman music ed major. This past weekend she went to visit her grandparents about 3 hours away from her college. Her roommate (they are not really friends, but get along okay) had a guy friend up in their room who was drunk. She claims she left him alone for just a few minutes...she thought he was a sleep. He want on a rage and totally destroyed their room, broke the window out, etc. Of course, we think there is a lot more to this story than what the roommate is telling. The police were called. He was arrested. He is not a student at the college. He was from her roommate's hometown. My D had left her flute on her desk in the case and in the carrying bag. It appears that he probably picked up the flute and banged it repeatedly against something. She had other things damaged but of course, this is the most important to her. Her flute professor, who is absolutely wonderful, looked at it yesterday and made a list of all the damages and called the repairman we use. (I think she is as upset as I am that this happened to my D.) My D took it to FedEx had it packaged and overnighted. Apparently many keys are bent, many dents in the headjoint, and the BFoot? (I'm not a music person, so I think I have it right) will need to be replaced. Fortunately the guy's parents have talked to my daughter and said they will pay for everything. The repair place will send an estimate of the charges to his mom and she will make the payment. My H and I were talking this morning and wondering at what point are the damages so extensive that it is better to just replace the flute, from a musician's perspective not from a money perspective. The flute is a professional Muramatsu. It is four years old. My D bought it with money that her grandmother left her when she passed away. I know her flute professor will probably be able to tell me. I don't want to bug her again. She has been wonderful talking to us and helping and supporting my D that I don't want to become a pest.