Come here to find out how to look after your flute. You will find articles on flute maintenance, choosing headjoints, pad issues, tips on how to make minor repairs and more. We will feature interviews with various flute makers, so that you can find out the concepts underlying their approach to flute making. Do you have some ideas or questions to share with the BFS? We would love to hear from you.

Ian McLauchlan, Flute Maintenance Corner Editor

ian@headjoints.co.uk

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About Ian McLauchlan

Ian McLauchlan GMus.RNCM

www.headjoints.co.uk

Ian McLauchlan studied flute at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester with Kate Hill & Trevor Wye. Whilst there he was offered an instrument technology course as part of his diploma which lasted three years.

As a player Ian regularly freelances in the south of England and abroad, working with Surrey Opera, Kentish Opera and two wind quintets amongst others. He is also the principal wind tutor for the Stonebridge Music Courses National Symphony Orchestra. In 2007 Ian performed the Chaminade Flute Concertino at Snape with the IAPS National Symphony Orchestra. Following study at the RNCM he started working from home repairing flutes and making headjoints, quickly gaining a reputation for the quality of his work.

Ian has spent time working at the Brannen Cooper factory in the USA, receiving training in both manufacture and repair of their flutes. This influence lead to a thorough overhaul of his method of making headjoints.

Working trips abroad have included USA, Spain, France and the Faroe Islands; Performing, lecturing and demonstrating flute maintenance, making and repair.

Ian has now established himself as one of the leading Flute Technicians in the UK, maintaining instruments belonging to many professional players. He regularly gives a flute repair and making class at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

He is the resident Flute Technician at Just Flutes/Jonathan Myall Music in Croydon.

Ian writes a regular column for Flutewise magazine concerning care & maintenance of the flute.