I will certainly give this chart to any parent whose child I teach, who would like to find a new flute for their child. Jen, I love your website! As a recent college graduate and flute teacher, I have seen case after case of flutists making poor investments into their instruments. Would like to hear other technicians comment on this. I think the metal used for the mechanism may not hold up during use. I have a student with a brand new Sonare 7000 on which the keys have become sluggish and leaky after only two months of irregular use. However I still don't like the way they hold up under student use. You'd have to ask someone who is closer to the company whether or not the parts from Germany are shipped to China for assembly.
However, whereas it used to say that that bodies were assembled/manufactured in China, the webpage no longer uses the word China at all. On the Sonare website it says that the flute's keys are made in Germany. You have to go through about 20 to find one truly good one, and they seem to go out of adjustment very quickly. The other Sonares I've found to be inconsistent. I'll have to look up this Powell Sonare with keywork made in Germany.never heard anything about it to date. Have you heard anything about the quality of these flutes? I like the Powell head joint so have been considering the Sonare 705. Sonare has just introduced a new line of flutes that feature a body made in the US with keys added in Germany. Thanks Jen, A used Yamaha it is :) (pdf docs are such a good way of spreading valuable information for free). This comment has been removed by the author. I'm thinking of the Miyazawa PA 202 cause I can get all the gizmos on it and it's Straubinger padded. I pulled out this Chart - as it's that time of the year for me (Flute Shopping time). Thanks for the tips and pointers! Sheila Thursday, J10:24:00 AM It truly does pay to get a quality instrument that will last a lifetime.
I got my Altus Azumi 3000RBO just over a year ago, and it has served me so well! I'm so glad we went ahead with it and did it then. I totally agree about having a decent flute. Irish, yes, or a little Yamaha fife! That is another good, keyless alternative for flute beginners, especially little ones. Now I'm thinking of getting an orchestral / Boehm flute some time in the future, so I can move on to other styles of music. It's been very useful in finding out whether I could play at all, and if I wanted to continue. I started learning on a keyless flute in October. While these flutes may be limited to certain types of music, they are very easy to maintain - the delrin ones are virtually bombproof. Jennifer, You might regard this as heresy, but an alternative for beginners might be to learn on a keyless (Irish) flute. Thanks for your comments! Jen :>) Monday, J2:24:00 PM The real game is "who can make a precision flute, that sounds great, and can withstand all the mechanical wear and tear, and keep on ticking?" ur.keep on "playing without leaking". Afterall, it's set as finely as a Swiss watch, and then we rattle it to pieces with a million key motions a day. Thanks for your comment! I think it's more than just a psychological effect: I think that the whole game is how fast a flute breaks down. P.S.: Nothing brings more joy in your life than a new flute, even if it is mostly a psychological effect. Thank you for this excellent summary of buying a flute! There is nothing one could add, but all this information will not stop people asking questions about buying a flute -) hahahaha! Following one of your former recommendations, I have an Azumi 2000 for 900 $ and this is an excellent flute.
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