My daughter Hannah (she's 13) would like to start learning the Irish flute and we have an Irish club here in Brussels where someone would be willing to teach her.

As a strings player I'm not knowledgeable on the flute but I know lot of 'Catters are.

Any ideas on reasonable (but not top flight for a starter) makes. If I find a good secondhand one that needs work that's not a problem as I can repair cracks, pins, fix new pads or replace cork joints myself.

Any info would be much appreciated.

Peace

mcmoo