Every flute deserves to sing... It is hard to get away from this mentality as a technician.

Often players come back to playing after a long hiatus and they have to decide... spend money on a full overhaul or buy a new flute. I almost always encourage them to get their old flute overhauled. It is usually a few hundred bucks cheaper AND they usually want to play on their own flute. Sure, the flute's value is about the cost of the overhaul, but when it's done I've actually never had an unsatisfied customer!

Can't wait to get this one back to the owner tomorrow!!