Repair issues: flute tenons

Don’t you hate it when the pieces don’t quite fit perfectly together? In this case, I’m talking about the pieces of your flute or piccolo. The areas where the instrument fit together are called the tenons, and it is quite common to find that the...

Used flutes

I have had lots of questions recently about buying and selling used flutes, especially pertaining to what I have available at the shop. I thought I would take a few minutes to answer some of those questions. This week, the burning question: should I buy or rent a new,...

Heavy-wall tubing

If you have been perusing flute options any time recently, you have probably noticed that there are SO many options! I have tried to highlight some of these in the blog, as I know that it can be totally overwhelming. One customization that has been getting more...

Powell and Sonare

Did you see last week’s big news about the new piccolo that will be in the shop soon? Some of you may have been scratching your heads and thinking “Hmm…I didn’t know she was a Powell dealer?” Well, great news: now I am! Powell flutes has...

New Powell Sonare piccolo

I am back from the 2017 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) show in Anaheim, California–and for those of you in Indiana, you had better weather this past weekend than we did, believe it or not!! That coupled with cancelled flights that put me back in...

FAQ: Instrument protection, Part 1

Many of my customers have lots of questions about what kind of warranty or protection is included when purchasing a flute or piccolo from the Indy Flute Shop, and rightly so! Purchasing or renting an instrument is a big investment, and we want to make sure that you...