professional flutes in $1500-2000 price range
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piccylo789
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professional flutes in $1500-2000 price range
I'm looking for a professional flute in that range. Possibly a miyazawa or a yamaha?..... does anyone know the models in that range. and how are they?
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Bryony-Jane
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Hey,
I don't know what dollars translates in to english pounds....but I use a sankyo etude, open holed, offset g, and solid silver head joint which I got for £1700.
Interestingly when I was shopping for my flute (bought about 5 years ago now) I was told to steer clear of the professional range yamahas because they are out of tune. Not sure how true it is...but thats what I was told from a person in a flute shop.
Murumatsu are good and miyazawa too though.
I don't know what dollars translates in to english pounds....but I use a sankyo etude, open holed, offset g, and solid silver head joint which I got for £1700.
Interestingly when I was shopping for my flute (bought about 5 years ago now) I was told to steer clear of the professional range yamahas because they are out of tune. Not sure how true it is...but thats what I was told from a person in a flute shop.
Murumatsu are good and miyazawa too though.
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fluttiegurl
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The term "professional" when talking about flutes is very overused - I hope that didn't sound too rude 
I just want to clarify that flutes come in many levels of workmanship, design, and purpose. A musician who plays for money is essentially a "professional", and I know one who plays an Armstrong 104 made in the 1980's. With that said, I believe I know what you are talking about.
OK, I admitt it, I do not play well on Yamaha flutes. I know I am not the only one. However, I have had students who love them. The strongest selling point is the lack of required maintenance that they seem to need. The biggest downfall - price. In your price range, you are probably looking at a model 584, which has a plated body & silver head. Personally, I was not all that impressed with this flute from the beginning. I liked the older 581 flutes much better, but that is only an opinion. I am not sure about the intonation of the higher models, but I have had issues with the 300 series.
The Miyazawa model 101 is around $2100 (most places). It has a solid silver lip plate and plated head, body & foot. I have tried these, and liked them quite a bit. iyazawa is also responsible for the Lyric flute which is a cheaper flute with a Miyazawa head (like the Powell Sonare). These are from $1000 - $2000 in price, and play quite nicely, but I would be concerned about the long term life of the flute.
Others you might want to try:
Amadeus (by Haynes) - I personally LOVE these flutes
Muramatsu EX
Pearl Quantz series
Trevor James/Dean Yang - virtually the same flute
Sonare (ironically made in the Dean Yand factory as well
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The best piece of advice I can offer is to try them out first. Never buy a flute without trying it. They are alll VERY different and no 2 people are alike. Buying or not buying a flute based on name only can be a huge mistake.
I just want to clarify that flutes come in many levels of workmanship, design, and purpose. A musician who plays for money is essentially a "professional", and I know one who plays an Armstrong 104 made in the 1980's. With that said, I believe I know what you are talking about.OK, I admitt it, I do not play well on Yamaha flutes. I know I am not the only one. However, I have had students who love them. The strongest selling point is the lack of required maintenance that they seem to need. The biggest downfall - price. In your price range, you are probably looking at a model 584, which has a plated body & silver head. Personally, I was not all that impressed with this flute from the beginning. I liked the older 581 flutes much better, but that is only an opinion. I am not sure about the intonation of the higher models, but I have had issues with the 300 series.
The Miyazawa model 101 is around $2100 (most places). It has a solid silver lip plate and plated head, body & foot. I have tried these, and liked them quite a bit. iyazawa is also responsible for the Lyric flute which is a cheaper flute with a Miyazawa head (like the Powell Sonare). These are from $1000 - $2000 in price, and play quite nicely, but I would be concerned about the long term life of the flute.
Others you might want to try:
Amadeus (by Haynes) - I personally LOVE these flutes
Muramatsu EX
Pearl Quantz series
Trevor James/Dean Yang - virtually the same flute
Sonare (ironically made in the Dean Yand factory as well
)The best piece of advice I can offer is to try them out first. Never buy a flute without trying it. They are alll VERY different and no 2 people are alike. Buying or not buying a flute based on name only can be a huge mistake.