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BTW, I notice one thing about the description of handmade by the manufacturer which I think is rather misleading because in reality there is no way a flute can be made without handmade process; e.g. I have seen videos on mass production flute making process in a factory in China which included many ...

I will definitely go for EX. As compared with my Yamaha 4XX, 6XX and Sankyo Silversonic/301 (which all have silver bodies and headjoints), my EX (silver headjoint but silver plated body) has a more durable and stable mechanism and pads; this is very important if you are in a more humid weather and y...

Having played clarinet and saxophone for more than 30 years, I occasionally encounter adjustment problem when playing flute i.e. the air stream is too wide spreading not focus enough. The Adler Wings headjoint (e.g. Mura, Lafin) may be a good idea but money does matter. So, I came up with the idea t...

Many of us own more than one flute but very few have a double case like Rampal. See 46" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKdCKp8WM0c

Another interesting spot of this video is Rampal's HJ ... the hole appears to be a classic oval cut.

About 10 years ago, I bought a 481. In these 10 years, no repair / re-pad has been done. The condition is still quite good (no obvious tarnish only two or three sticky pads). However, as I want to go beyond the limit of this flute (but not that much as it is too late for me to turn to flute major), ...

Andy, I am eager to hear how the new 674 is different from 461 (ease to play, dynamic, etc.) because I am also thinking to upgrade from 481 to 681.

By the way, SaxyShanny, how is "K" headjoint different from "EC"? Interesting, "K" headjoint is not available in Asia (even Japan)!!