1 - Schedule the Repair

2 - Pack the flute carefully.

3 - Read these tips on shipping choices.

4 - Are you still nervous about shipping?  Don't be.

 Keep two things in mind.  One is that your flute has already been through at least one shipping and probably more.  Music stores and distributors get their instruments through the mail and it works for them. Secondly, remember that risk is relative.  When we see a damaged flute, the instrument is typically a top of the line professional model which shows evidence of being worked on as if it were a student flute.