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If I were needing an audition-worthy picc for not much $$$, I'd look at the Yamaha YPC 62 or YPC 81. Powell is great, but almost twice the price of the Yamahas. (Can't say they play TWICE as well lol.) When considering a used wooden instrument, be sure to have a trusted repair tech check for cracks,...

It's not so much a shorter tube length causing problems. No significant adjustments were made to the placement of the key holes, which causes the flute to be very out of tune with itself. This also sometimes happens with antique or other older instruments which were built at a lower pitch, like A438...

Burton, definately!!! Currently, I'm plugging away at Bloch's Suite Modale (lovely piece, not too difficult), Bozza's Image (a little harder, unaccompanied), and Liebermann's flute concerto (quite challenging, but I'm finding it's absolutely playable). Pieces my 7th- through 12th-grade students have...

I'm not sure what's somebody's hangup with Armstrong, but on the rental program at the store I work in, they're offered alongside Yamaha, Emerson and Gemeinhardt. They seem to log fewer hours in the repair room than the others, though the Yamaha flutes are very good, too. The tone quality of each is...

I'm not sure what's somebody's hangup with Armstrong, but on the rental program at the store I work in, they're offered alongside Yamaha, Emerson and Gemeinhardt. They seem to log fewer hours in the repair room than the others, though the Yamaha flutes are very good, too. The tone quality of each is...

He's a repair GOD and we're thrlled to have him. Sorry you're so much less fotunate.

Then I'm blessed with a genius tech...

Sorry, impatient fingers lol! I'll finish... there are GREAT-playing examples and lesser-performing flutes within each model number. Or maybe I simply have an overly-sensitve ear and fingers as well as highly-discriminating students. An important consideration is service. Buying a new instrument is ...

Muramatsu EX and Miyazawa Lyric series are priced similarly to many intermediate flutes, but play much better. It's also been my experience that, while different machine-made flutes of the same model number will sound and perform similarly, they are not, in fact all the same. There are

I'll agree that most people who still love Gemeinhardt haven't progressed to a level which would allow one to truly hear and feel a difference. I own two, ironically, but they're each well over ten years old.I'm not sure at what point this happened, but when Gemeinhardt changed their flutes' scale, ...

E- (I emailed a detailed reply) Many of my students play this exact flute, Armstrong 104, as rental instruments for their beginning band classes. Overall, the scale is quite reliable. I'll suggest adjusting the amount of the blow hole you're covering with your lower lip. Uncovering raises the pitch,...

E- (I emailed a detailed reply) Many of my students play this exact flute, Armstrong 104, as rental instruments for their beginning band classes. Overall, the scale is quite reliable. I'll suggest adjusting the amount of the blow hole you're covering with your lower lip. Uncovering raises the pitch,...

Maybe move lips a bit forward , smaller aperture,
and direct airstream w/center of upper lip...[:)]

Pebbles: In my odd high school experience, playing trombone didn't really affect my flute embochure (fairly loose and relaxed for both instruments), although playing sax during a graduate woodwind program certainly was destructive!! Playing sax appears to desensitize the upper lip, causing poor flex...