taking apart my flute and trying to put it back together |

I took apart my flute and tried to put it back together lol which was obvi a disaster ENJOY!!
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[@katieflute]

pls don't take ur instruments apart I don't want angry emails from ur band directors flooding my inbox!!! thnx 4 watching 💖

[@bobatealover14]

katieflute haha, I don’t want to die so ye I won’t

[@JoAnnP38]

As a instrument repair technician you are a great flautist!

[@austinhayden5148]

You know that part about you saying something about shutting a flute in a door??...idea???😂😂 but seriously, I really enjoyed the video of you learning flight of the bumblebee in a specific amount of time, and you should do it with a harder piece😃

[@dees3179]

You may get emails of thanks from the neighbours...

[@meredithmoore461]

Ok

[@harrisinstruments]

From the perspective of a professional band instrument repair tech.... There are 2 types of technicians in the world. Those who have impaled themselves with a woodwind spring and those that are about to.

[@PapiBauby]

More like " you have people who are lazy, emotionally, mentally, and those who are true students and applied. "

[@harrisinstruments]

@@PapiBauby Now thats just mean. My comment was in jest... Although very true.

[@Joshadowolf]

@@PapiBauby Ooooooh the *SHADE!* Wha the heck!

[@bluejay9638]

​@@PapiBauby How do you think students learn? Let's be serious nobody is born good at their craft

[@ChanMan63]

Me: a beginner flute player Katie: plays a scale Me: wow that sounds awesome Katie: Ya...it's junk. Me: I know right

[@bluejay9638]

The main problem is how awfully airy it is

[@PeperinaGrammophon]

You hung up on me?? :,(

[@jdsarfo610]

Jeremías Sergiani-Velázquez 😂

[@bayerngigi4929]

lol rip

[@janamcfarling8332]

Flute came with screw driver: Katie: they are just asking me to take it apart!!

[@Zebra4816]

Lyla Laycre all brass instruments can also be take apart to clean them

[@TheRatchetmeister]

The little electrical screwdrivers work like a charm. Gotta put sticky stuff down to organize and secure the tiny screws. They're almost as tiny and skinny as those in glasses. Lay it all out like surgical instruments.

[@Ck87JF]

I took my flute apart in middle school. It was purchased used and needed a good cleaning. I disassembled it, cleaned it, and was halfway back to putting it back together when my mom found what I was doing. She thought it was my sister's flute because it looked so nice. I told her it was mine, and she pretty much thought I was lying until later. I got it back together and I think it worked better than when I disassembled it.

[@xacharon]

Liked for the obligatory "leftover screw" actually happening. :)

[@keatonvanderlinden59]

Flute Praying Friend: so what brand of flute do you play? Katie: oH, i PlaY eBaY aNd aMazON.

[@fgorlando]

When I saw this notification, I immediately thought: doesn’t one just attach the foot joint and head joint to the body? And is Katie drunk? 😜😜😂😂😂. But seriously, it’s interesting to watch the process!

[@atne3484]

I’m a violinist but somehow I ended up on your channel and now I’m binge watching

[@ceceliaappleton7269]

I also am a violinist and after watching I decided I wanted to play flute.

[@rockytoptennessee3505]

This gives me anxiety lol

[@katieflute]

rockytoptennessee same

[@Lukieflutie]

Katie: I am lost, I did not organize this very well Also Katie: LEts dO tHe FoOTjOiNt nOw! Oh and also Katie at 13:07: 😐🤨

[@cynthiaxd8181]

it's called the tailjoint

[@lulu.alvaradoo]

Gacha girl Lynn It is also called the foot joint

[@Urmom30002]

@@cynthiaxd8181it’s called a foot joint where I’m from.

[@keeley8371]

After that... I would honestly love to see a professional take apart/fix the flute now 😂

[@MichaelStoneham]

Totally

[@zipzap7413]

A lot of techs wont even fix these brands because the keys bend soooooo easily. I've am a repair tech and we die inside when we get instruments like these on our benches 😂

[@amidala3927]

Many thanks from all of us who have been dying to take our own flutes apart but know it would end in disaster. Now I can watch you do it instead. I would also love to watch a 2+ hour follow up in which you hand this flute to a tech and film an in-depth discussion while s/he puts it all back together. As you say, flute techs are amazing. I would love to watch one working their magic.

[@bsharpmajorscale]

Imagine having an instrument that can cut you when you take it apart. This comment brought to you by the Plastic Recorder Ensemble™

[@allisonbecker5390]

I saw the title and I was really scared but then I saw the pink flute and I was very relieved.

[@AnnaKhomichkoPianist]

Should I take apart my grand piano??😂😂😂 definitely I won’t make it to put it back!

[@glupavomomiche]

Well, that went about as well as the time I decided to replace the corks on a clarinet that was found abandoned in a classroom and the corks only went about 3/4 around the tenons (back in my early band director days). I've learned to make many repairs on many instruments through the years, and honestly, this is the best way to learn. You just needed a big piece of paper (butcher paper or even the backside of wrapping paper works) to cover your table surface and a pencil to diagram and label parts as you take them off and lay them out in a logical and orderly fashion. Don't be afraid to try it again sometime! (And you might even figure out where that last screw goes!)

[@mena1432]

Is it bad that I enjoyed watching this flute fall apart

[@lalaithan]

If this is bad, then I don't wanna be right.

[@heyo8228]

Yes.

[@naomithompson5023]

Lol no.🤣🤣

[@jessicaruiz8284]

You tried playing concerto in g major and I like the “new version” 😂😂 sounds great 👍🏻

[@johnnypooncy]

I felt the pain when she figured out that the trill goes on first before the right hand keys :(

[@PooMonkeyMan]

I honestly got more interested about fixing flutes than I did playing it. I only brought my intermediate flute into its first COA about 13 years after buying it because I pretty much did all my own maintenance. Got lazy as of recent so I decided to send it into the shop. Ironically now, I just started working on today, restoring a 19th/20th century French flute I bought off eBay. So far, it sucks so much because the brilliant fool cemented the pads into the cups and the pads are all deteriorating into dust. But got a bunch of tools and supplies to get the job done.

[@allyiiox5109]

Me- hey wanna watch a scary movie flute!? Flute- AHH mom!!!

[@KazukiriMishamiota]

I repair locks for a living and we have some that are literal puzzles, and how they go together depends entirely on brand and what era it was made in. The practice that was always instilled in me was to take pictures of the whole thing before taking it apart from every angle possible, and if I was going to have to take something apart with a lot of pieces that look similar, as soon as a piece came out, it was bagged and labeled with where it came from. It makes rebuilding something far easier to manage.

[@colaoliver1587]

My father described a performance in Philadelphia in the 1950's where the guest flutist took his flute apart after his first part of the symphony or whatever and had it back together before his next bit began. No idea who the flutist was but an an engineer, father was impressed.

[@urmomdotcom1209]

Luv u Katie ❤️ my fav youtuber

[@katieflute]

😊💖🙏🏻

[@yanshuu4244]

13:33 Mozart G major flute concerto, first movement.

[@zoemeadows76]

My daughter and I watched this together yesterday. We are both flutists. We laughed so hard but I have to say it did give me a bit of anxiety lol.

[@satinbarbi]

I did that when I was bored as a kid. I got pretty good at tearing down that old Armstrong and putting it back together again.

[@anndaniels4034]

me too!

[@dill_peanuts_]

As a flute and oboe repair person this pains me 😂 Atleast you didn’t treat a “real” flute like this because that would not have been good.

[@zipzap7413]

Same here.... I was saying to myself "shes going to get stabbed by a spring for sure". Not even two minutes later....

[@zara-ie3fs]

As soon as you started reconstructing the pieces there was 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 regret😂

[@dylanmyers09]

Video idea: a visit to the repair tech for a few tips and tricks on quick/temporary fixes? That flute was a doozy of a demo instrument and would be a great conversation piece with the technician as well!

[@PierreC2]

I've tried the same thing back a long time ago. Fixed the keys myself...big mistake. The next day the flute was at the shop ! When you Don't know what you are doing better sent it to an expert. I'm sorry for you but it makes me feel good to see that i'm not the only one who went through things like you did in this video ..lol..Cheers from Montréal Québec !

[@kyleruggles8754]

yo can we do an eBay piccolo deconstruction video? lol

[@whaleguy]

Few tips if you're adventurous enough to do it again: Organise the parts into small numbered boxes. Use your taking apart footage and another flute for reference to put it back together. If you think about it, you need to do the taking apart actions, just in reverse.

[@TheRatchetmeister]

I used to do that too, when I played. Just like owning a gun. I even learnt how to activate the springs -- I wore braces then, balance key pads and cut corks from wine bottle corks in between overhauls at Colvig's. Got it down to just under 3 minutes. It helps to organize the screws, rods and axles on a clean surface and fix the screws to sticky back paper.

[@kiaraeijo]

I got scared for my current flute (my Altus) earlier today because I had my dress rehearsal for my wind ensemble concert and I wasn’t able to play low f, middle f and middle f# and my friend who’s the flute ta told me that it was because the screw of the split e had gotten out of adjustment due to the weather changes and I had a spring that went out of place.That’s awesome that you know how to take apart a flute, I know basic repair things ( like putting a spring back in place and tightening/loosening screws)😊❤️

[@hipeople9856]

I have the same flute that Katie has (as well as a better one, too), and I used it to practice cause I left my other one at school, and none of the F's were working, so I freaked out, and then I checked the springs and fixed it 😂

[@lalaithan]

sCaRy

[@4ohgollycats]

I learned to take photos of things before taking apart! After moving my mom’s China closet and trying to reassemble her China I learned to photograph., photograph, photograph! Never took my flute or piccolo apart. I just took them to a professional to replace pads or sticky notes

[@elisepope767]

I am excited to watch this!!!!🤗🤗🤗❤️

[@marcuschristensen6474]

Katie you’re the best!

[@brayanfelix8502]

Love to you and music, you are wonderful, cheers! 🎉

[@ivybrowning9830]

i just got into honours band!!! so excited & love all of the inspiration from a wonderful flutist like her 💕

[@thoregulden4545]

I had to laugh so hard about that result😂 I think you forgot to drive in the screws for the mechanism to seal correctly😂

[@bofaceof6541]

Well done Katie. That was impressive, I used to take apart ps3's, a games console, and give them a clean and on the odd occasion give a fan mod to cool the heat sinks and I used to always miss things and put the wrong things in the wrong order, having to take it back apart to put a curcuit board layer or something bk in, that wouldn't fit on top of the next piece. it took me hours sometimes, talk about overwhelming like a 3d jigsaw with 4d mechanisms, even putting the screws bk in for the outercase took the michael, their been like 8 outer and 20 inner small screws, right pain in the brain. Your face was a picture when you remembered you missed the big rod that goes through the bottom middle. Been there...lol. I'll not take mine apart, tho it must need fixing, because I can only get a few notes, even your remixfix got more notes out, I must be holding it wrong, I only used a recorder when I was like 6 or 7 and just copied pattern instead of reading notes because it seemed easier for my brain to figure out in the time space the teacher gave to understand her explanation of how notes reeed.(phonetically). Anyway might have to start working out with my arms because even 15 mins of holding my arms at the side of my face or head, I felt like I should devise some sort of arm rest so my arms weren't so knackered. When I next get £400 spare I'll get a New York flute if they deliver to UK, and see if it's the £40 flutes fault I'm blowing 2 notes, my post code ends in 9ny. So be nice to hold something made in ny. They might give you a free clean of your dear/expensive flute, for getting custom from uk. Unless that's already the gig. Sorry for nattering, quality video, loved it. At the end of the vid I'd of just chucked it, on camera. Saying i knew I shouldn't of done that...lol. I'd offer to buy you a meal for the time you've entertained and put a tone of delight in my days, if I lived within hugging distance. Hope you have a wonderful October.

[@suzyinstitches273]

Chunks falling off everywhere. Mozart in the background 😆

[@graceconlon9618]

I love your channel Katie!!

[@marjoriemedja1970]

You are so me! I took my flute apart at 15, miraculously it still played! Tried it again on a thrift store $20 one, not so much. It was fun watching someone else work that puzzle!

[@sameerramdeen477]

When you try to be “Jerryrigeverything”...

[@samuellorenc8192]

*Furiously scratching and scraping of the purple paint*

[@Clo822]

9:40 was an entire mood🤣

[@wolfgangamadeusmozart9082]

All I can hear is my beautiful masterpiece of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

[@justmeandthethree]

Turquoise fingernail polish was a bold choice, but not nearly as bold as disassembling a working instrument. Girl, you totally ROCK!

[@constanza1648]

So many parts and a lot of work! I feel your pain!

[@nicholasnorris9013]

I'm buying a pink flute and doing this over Christmas break. lol

[@eastmarvista3267]

Thank you for my first laugh of the day!!! I really enjoyed your video and will never never attempt to repair my flute or piccolo. Thanks Katie.

[@jlinwinter]

Love this video!!

[@blauespony1013]

Thanks for the hard work and the great video. Very interesting and I am reminded why I shy away from any repair work (the good thing is that the local flute doctor is the father of my sister's friend, so I don't need to take anything apart myself and can get my flute fixed in no time).

[@faithnibbe4315]

LOVE THIS!

[@allendc2942]

THAT TUNE IS MY FAVE MOZART FLUTE CONCERTO NO.1

[@quayspodcast5958]

This is sooo freaking funny lmao! i don't play flute, i play clarinet been playing for over 9 years! (22 btw) And i was just about to take my clarinet apart until i watched your video and i was like " nope never mind! I'm good luv enjoy"! HAHA

[@dahlavibez5726]

Aw my gosh it’s such a stunning creation of absolute detail ! I want one so bad ...

[@theflutiestofboisxd3493]

Omg you used my idea!!!!!! I can die happy now oml thank you Flute QUeen

[@lizziea5480]

Love your channel 💕💕

[@Rolph-sr2gx]

This is so saCRiLegiOuS...

[@rickmaycroft9412]

I love how shes an amazing player but doesnt take herself so seriously! I always recommend this video to my students 😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious and so relatable

[@CreativeSteve69]

hey katie after watching u now for 2 years. you inspired me to practice a new instrament and would love to get recomendations from you on good beginner lv flutes i could possibly find at my local music shop.

[@bonstabear2783]

I love this video. Luckily i know how to put mine back together hahaha

[@elliegrossman7228]

bahahah when you started playing it after i died 🤣🤣🤣

[@brunocoutu8074]

Wow taking it a part that is my girl cutest in the web and beautifull tooooo

[@lepo8861]

i think this is my favorite video

[@robertwalker8136]

Flute's easy when you know how. (Try doing a sax!) G# goes back on first, then trills. Trill touches must be tucked UNDER the springs for the E and D keys; that's what went wrong here I think.

[@MoonwalkMagic]

I play the clarinet and I have a friend that's plays the flute though I love watching your videos!!!!

[@chrisminion]

I've actually done this a few times. Re padded a flute once. Took me all day, but I got all the keys to seal. My old Gemeindhart is currently half apart. Has bent keys and a bent spring. Taken it apart twice and still haven't bent it back quite right.

[@grahamsmith5780]

Well I certainly enjoyed that. I'm very impressed, much less swearing than if I was doing that.

[@siavashrokni41]

I know you are doing this for fun, but the rule of thumb is to disengage before disassemble. So, for any woodwind instrument with keys (sax, clarinet, flute, etc), the springs need to be taken out of their place and disengaged before you start unscrewing the instrument. This helps with the longevity of the springs as well as possible accidents (ie. if the spring breaks and goes to your eye or if the keys jump out because they have tension on them)

[@Xanadu128]

I like this. You have an adventurous mind. Great! I am an engineer for real, and learning the flute. Oh, I am an electronic engineer, but I would still do it. You did it! Dan Berendt.

[@JewelBlueIbanez]

This is a yearly maintenance thing for oboes made of wood. You literally have to take all the hardware off, oil the bore, and clean out the octave vents. I leave it to my oboe technician to do, but most just do it themselves. When taking the keys off, lay them out the same way they came off.

[@juliakelley6921]

We have the same brand of flute! I have a light pink one!

[@DrQuizzler]

How about if you and justanotherflutist review each other's flutes?

[@diegonh5908]

It is nice color I think that you can use it to decorate

[@RiverSophiel112]

I just subscribed 😅 this was a fun watch. Never considered taking my flute apart before, and now I won’t. 👍

[@MoonLilly11]

Moral of the video don’t take apart your flute unless you’re professional and if somethings wrong with it give it to a professional to fix

[@ClaireHoldich]

Mozart will never sound the same again!! 😂😂😂

[@MariaSilva-yh5hj]

I love your videos I’m a flute player myself ... how many flutes do u have in total? I own 2 flutes

[@Greenthumbtalent]

I decided to by a $30 one off ebay to practice taking apart before doing my own.. I haven't played in 20 years and wanted to get the tarnish off it.. after watching this I'm glad I'll be doing it on a cheap ebay one lol... love the pink flute tho

[@shays7815]

Ha ha ha 🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard with this video 😂😂😂

[@laineygriffin7454]

The pink eBay flute may not be very good as well, but it’s so pretty what the heck 😭

[@korani8191]

If I were to do this, I would take snapshots of what it looked like for every key I took off and then put the screws and keys and springs, etc. together in a pile. 😋 I would ToTaLlY take apart my flute once I get my b flute. BUT I’m gonna wait until I’m out of music school to do it bc you never know if your instrument breaks. Then you’ll have a spare😋

[@kittymictur8600]

Mendinis are known to be terrible lol, I've tinkered with mine some and I found that the more I work with it the better it sounded. They are notorious for leakes and screws come lose very easily. They are also known for being scattered; each joint is supposed to be the same make, though mendinis are not. Think of it as the pieces are in barrels, each barrel is full of different random makes, and a "technician" grabs random makes from each barrel and slaps them together and vwala, mendini. I learned this after I marched my mendini and I was so furious because I couldnt play half the time. I made out pretty well though.

[@marthao5005]

Hahah Mozart G Major. The concerto from my own personal hell haha

[@kathleenhearty5364]

In grade 9, I took apart my Gemeinhardt “cleaned” it (don’t flame me but I think silver polish was involved), but put it back together and used it till I got my Mateki in first year university music. But, I agree that it should be left to the experts! 😂

[@ericbingham-kumpfcomposer5293]

When I was in college, my teacher was also an instrument repairman. Try taking a Bbb Contrabass Clarinet apart and putting it back together! It took 3 days (8+ hours) every day to take it apart, re-pad, new corks and putting it back together. Some of the parts were longer than a piccolo! When he tried to drag me into repairing an Eb Baritone Saxophone, I told him that I had a stomach virus to get out it!

[@1015SaturdayNight]

I subscribed after watching this because I've dreamed of doing this to one of my flutes for 40 years 🤣

[@apronchaperon]

Me: *See dee Title* Me: Oh, she is just *Twisting it out and then Twisting it out* Katie: *Demolish the Flute* Me: Okay

[@amberherrod6163]

I'm training to be a Woodwind maker/repairer and your 'technique' for taking apart the flute (using pliers for the rods) is actually right!! Except you do have to use soft jawed pliers (brass instead of steel) so you dont bend/mark them. I think it doesnt play because the trill key is slightly bent and so the pad will not be seating fully on the hole making a huge leak which will make it impossible to play below that key (so literally every single note XD) however I only started in september (2019) and I've only started basic repairs on clarenets so far so I could be wrong!

[@campcamp_d937]

People say flute players are snakes but you seem really nice.

[@jorrdanna6219]

Because of your video I looked up how they repair a flute... It is super complicated. You were really uh, optimistic in your attempt. lol

[@LilieRolie]

You made my day!!! LMAO!!!

[@majesticcrayfish7092]

11:27 “How do they make it look so easy” XD

[@dinah5395]

Could you please post more music videos? I love hearing you play!

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

Hi Katie - Here’s an idea you might want to take and run with it. As long as it “looks right cosmetically,” there’s no need to throw it away. The flute can always be used as a decorative wall hanger, or even made into a decorative lamp. 😉