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The Sugawn Kitchen, that's a name from the past, Duke of Wellington on Balls Pond road.

Thanks but not Nick Herbert

Thanks but I don't think it was either Steve Chambers or Paul Davis both of whom I vaguely remember. This guy had a very small shop close to the lock not a market stall.

Bit of a long shot this - In London's Camden Market in the 80's there was a guy selling secondhand instruments including flutes. Anyone remember him and his name?

"anything from a g and above really needs to be screaming to come through". Work on your embouchure could make those higher notes easier.

Sorry, can't help you with a tutor only a suggestion. There are sessions in the Birmigham area, go along and ask any flute players if they know. https://thesession.org/sessions/search?day=&q=Birmingham&page=1 There is also a South Birmingham Comhaltas branch you could contact - https://comha...

This may help, it's the best video I've seen on forming an embouchure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goCd1mEWsWs&t=565s

Terry McGee has some helpful info on his website

I posted this link to my dropbox account https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f6gmu0kh ... u45cfhdrgb

It works for me - could someone test it.

Tara Diamond - mp3's from tape recordings of Tara at a Willie week flute class in the early 90's. There maybe a few that aren't her.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/f6gmu0kh ... hdrgb&dl=0

What's the best way to post mp3's on here?

Ok I'll sort them out and post here or post a link

I've been re-learning my embouchure after an infection in my jaw which left me with a numbness in my left cheek and left side of my mouth and stopped me playing for several years. It's come back ok, it's slightly different and a bit stronger than before but I seem to be producing more saliva which i...

I have some mp3's from tape recordings of Tara at a Willie week flute class in the early 90's. There's about a ten of them quite short - could post if anyone's interested

It's just occurred to me that in my carpentry days (I'm now retired) I used a glue for glueing wood flooring to a concrete surface which allowed the flooring to expand and contract. It may work in this situation, metal to wood, the down side is It usually comes in large tubs.