She is pretty terrific! She also knows a flute form a piccolo and instantly diagnosed it as "nach Meyer"after Meyer. Meyer was a famous flute shop in Germany and the instruments made by his students are not marked, so are "nach Meyer", but have all his characteristics.
Pat pronounced my piccolo as in sound shape for restoration. She said the cracked ivory head didn't effect its sound because there is a steel sleeve inside, the ivory is decoration. She stabilized the ivory with an epoxy filler. She soaked the wood in walnut oil, for a long time. It's been recorked and has new pads. No doubt she also did more little tweekings to make it ready to be played by someone with training. I've enjoyed looking at it for a few months and I love the way it moves. Having spent time in a machine shop I can tell when something has been fitted by a pro. You won't be disappointed.