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My dd has been playing since 2nd grade and is now going to middle school. She is in a performing arts school so she plays many, many times a week. She is currently playing a very old Gemeinhardt 2SP which we bought when she was 7 because it was the only flute with the extra curved joint that the st...

Greetings mike here from yorkshire Sup! Welcome to the board. play clarinet and a few other instruments, decided to add flute, havent got one yet, looking at a buffet Crampon Any good ? If the price is right, the Buffet is a decent instrument. I use to own the International Open Hole model. I would...

I am planning on adding some sections and doing some updates to the Fluteland Flute FAQ. Secular Music (Jazz/Rock/Funk/Blues etc....) Doubling Traveling Playing With Groups/Accompaniment Improvising Play-a-longs/music minus ones/ If you would like to contribute something please let me know. Thanks P...

As a person who has purchased and played on MANY flutes for a lot of years, I call snake oil on this one. Are we REALLY talking about physics, or are we talking about craftsmanship/design? The flute is nothing more than a big tuner. You can take a headjoint off of the flute, and still make a sound. ...

This is a loaded question, but here are my 2 pennies.... Play a tone, play a note along side of it. If it sounds good, you are in tune.....simple ...RIGHT? Yes, it is that simple. In the end, it is all about what sounds good. There are a lot of factors that effect the pitch you hear.... 1. You and t...

I'm currently in the market to buy a new, much needed upgrade from my student model Gemeinhardt. Yes, I'm half way through my college career and I play on a student model flute. It surprises many people. Does not surprise me. If you are a good player, you can sound good on almost anything :) My bud...

I will be traveling this summer for several months, probably in several climates (heat, humidity, dryness, cold, rain) I will be camping most of the time. Is it realistic to bring my flute with me, or is it bound to get ruined somehow and I'm better off leaving it at home? I really don't want to st...

If it plays, why worry about what model it is?

Besides, it could simply be a 227 with a 225 Headjoint.

Phineas

norway wrote:Tried it? Comments?

It looks interesting. However anything the promotes a device over practice to change your sound is snake oil to me. If your flute plays fine, I would not waste my money on it.

Just my .02USD

Phineas

Hey Missy, Any time you order ANYTHING custom made, the trade off is dealing with the builder's weirdness. Usually, builders will take more orders in a given time period than they can realistically produce. These same people/builders also have a bad habit of spending almost all of money that comes i...

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fluteguy18 wrote:There was once a player on here that insisted on playing on a purple 'Ebay Special' as I call them.

I can't throw stones at that one...LOL I have definitely had my share of those things. I guess I have graduated to the Nuvos now... They come in a cool GREEN!!!!!

Phineas

-One of my options is a Jupiter 511RII. I'm okay with the price for it, but the reviews for Jupiters seem really 50/50. On the one hand people are saying they're excellent instruments, and then the other half are saying the cut's weird, the sound's inconsistent, etc. etc. Is this flute actually an ...

I have the opportunity to buy for $ 600.00 a vintage Gemeinhardt M3 S solid silver head joint and body, open holes, completely overhauled and brought to new condition buy a retired Gemeinhardt technician. The flute looks beautiful and it is really like new. I am still at a student level and It seem...