Fluteland.com Flute Message Board

I'm about to purchase a Pearl 665RB Quantz Series Flute. After educating myself on the features of this particular model, I find it to be a good investment. I test played one at a local music store. I really love the quick response and intonation. Will any Pearl Flute owners please give me some feed...

Thanks for such a quick response. Im inspecting if this picc has them. Do you know if there is any acoustical difference? Im a new flute/piccolo player. I know the picc plays one octave higher than flute. Would I be correct in assuming the piccolo plays past the fourth octave and the second octave i...

Can anyone explain rolled tone hole design? I recently purchased a used Gemeinhardt 4SP piccolo. The website says it's available with this feature. I'm not sure what it is. Anybody?

Thanks for responding. That's what i will do.

I'm about to purchase a Gemeinhardt 3SB flute. It comes with the base 'J1' standard wall headjoint. I read when buying one you have the choice to exchange the headjoint for another model. Any suggestions how to choose? Is thinwall a good choice? Could I go to the music store and ask to try different...

Can anyone help me? I recently bought an Armstrong 800B flute online. This particular model is sterling silver head, body, and foot. Only the head joint and body are engraved sterling silver. I took it to a local music store and a salesman compared mine to a new 800B he had. Everything was identical...