My original flute has been sent in to be fixed and so they gave me a rental one for school. When I play it, it sounds like I just started playing a few days ago. I can barely make a sound on it. I can play my broken flute better than I can play this one. When I played my original flute, the sound was a bit airy, but the sound was A LOT clearer than on this one. I'm not doing anything different. I'm first chair and we have contest coming up and I have a solo. HELP

There is never a good time to send your instrument in for repairs. And loaners are often less than good enough to get by, as you are finding out. With my Horn students I have a top end horn I loan out to them when they need it but very few private teachers do this.

If you have a private teacher ask them if they, or one of their advanced students, has a second or old flute they could rent to you until yours comes back.That's really the only solution I can think of.

Maybe you could change your rental instrument with another in better condition? Try at the same rental shop, perhaps they could help.

Why are you asking on a forum about this? How are we going to fix this broken flute for you? Go take it back to the music store. Wow! That was a hard one!

That was not a friendly answer indeed. It is preferable to stay silent than to be unnecessarily rough

You are one to talk Travel. Look at your posts.

I think someone337 wants a hug, and is going the wrong way about it.

Oh my. Someone the Idiot is being an idiot again. He just posts to get more points.

Are you serious? Who posts to get points? I must be in the kiddy section again.

YOU post to get points

Only a child would do something so dumb as to post to get points.

Even in my flute if i met any repair, its too costly to make it right..

Then you are a dumb child, fool.

I'm sure the original poster has remedied their situation by now. In case someone else runs across this post later, I thought I would give some additional information to help. Any time you are getting a flute, whether renting or purchasing, make sure you play test it extensively before you leave the store. Also, check to see if the flute fits properly in it's case. I've seen flutes (especially rentals) stuffed into incorrect cases, which of course leads to bent keys and misalignment.

Most issues with woodwinds, assuming their pads are in good shape, can be fixed with very quick, minor adjustments. Most stores can do those on the spot before you take it home. I do these kinds of adjustments for my students all the time, which saves them time and money and it keeps them playing and practicing, win-win

I have fixed my situation and got a gold division rating on my solo. Thank you for your responses. (Someone: there is no reason to be rude. I was just asking a question. And FYI the music store is all the way across town from my home, I dont have the kind of money to go there all the time.)