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I should have been more clear. There is no tarnish anymore, part of the complete overhaul. You answer my question though as to whether or not it would tarnish underneath the plating. The upkeep on silver that old is indeed a pain and was hoping for a solution to make it more resistant like newer fl...

Hello everyone, I am new to this site. I am curious about the effects of plating on a flute. I have an almost 100 year old flute that plays well and is solid silver. Right now it has no tarnish and would like ot keep it that way. Does anyone know or have experiance with plating to prevent further t...

Just post what you want to know, we can all answer.

I've restored quite a few of these. What questions do you need answers for?

Don't take everything I wrote in that post as fact. I wasn't aware that both types of arms are separate at first. But, if done by machine alone (created then soldered together), they would all be perfectly uniform. I'm just guessing that the reason they are more expensive is because they are harder...

Because I think y'all are right -- the open-hole, pointed arm flutes are more expensive, and I think that is a sales gimmick to get people to spend more money. All pearl flutes come with Pointed arms, even our entry model. Other companies are starting to offer more pointed arms on the entry models....

pied_piper wrote:I think Joe's point is that precision machining can (and does) supplement and improve upon what can be accomplished solely by hand crafting a flute.


I suspect they are not alone...

Yes, exactly...so what is "handmade"?

It's pretty much a simple 6 hole wooden flute (with a fipple) They are pretty much a diatonic instrument that can also play a flat 7th (useful for playing in two Diatonic keys.) The lowest note is the root of the Scale, you can play pieces a fourth up depending on the range. Think of the lowest note...

I do not know what kind of flute you play on but I was told by Brannen Brothers never to use any kind of silver/jewelry polish (cloth or liquid) on a flute. Also: oiling wood instruments is a controversial topic. Some people swear by it others have never heard of it or refuse to do it. Most players...

To answer your last question, I think Tarandros hit it on the head. It's the hand finishing that makes the difference. An Azumi, or Amadeus flute is hand finished with a handcut headjoint. Those flutes (and similar models like Sonare, and Avanti flutes) play more like handmade flutes than machine m...

Assuming all equal quality materials used in the construction of flutes, the difference in my mind is not how the part is initially or roughly created, but rather, how much of the flute receives the attention of a craftsman in the final assembly process: key fitting, adjusting, regulating, final ha...

Handmade: an instrument that is either A: completely handcrafted top to bottom, or B: an instrument whose vital parts are handcrafted/finished/fitted. The only person I know that completely handcrafted modern flutes closest to your description of A was probably Albert Cooper(post 20th century). Reg...

Even the "low end" models they offer are completely handmade. Most flutes that are played by flutists around the world are generally machine made flutes, and are of a lower caliber than even the Muramatsu EX. A much lower quality in fact. OK I've got to ask, Define "Completely Handmade" vs "Machine...

The Third register is greatly affected by the cork. If the third register has recently become a problem I would look for a specific issue with the cork first. The cork may be sealing airtight, but at the wrong end. Many techs do not taper their corks to match the tapered tube and as a result, they s...

10K gold is an alloy. By definition, it is 10 parts in 24 pure gold. (41.7%) So there are 14 parts that other metals make up. If I had to guess, there is probably some nickel in the alloy. Some people are allergic to nickel but it is a common metal in 10K gold alloys (sometimes known as white gold e...

Hi Missy, Pearl Flutes are solid 10K Gold lip plates on these models, not plated. There is no silver in that area, so this must be a makeup problem. Quantz with a Forza headjoint is the Anniversary model...yes? You should have an A765 as opposed to a regular 765 from your description. Anniversary mo...