Is this Pearl flute worth it ?

dogster · Post by **dogster** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:01 am

saw this on ebay contacted the owner now he has no reserve and its up to 8100.00

here is the link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... NA:US:1123

The owner is legit I own a pearl 665 rbe with sterling silver headjoint but
wanted to upgrade to this one

Sincerely

Doug T

fluttiegurl · Post by **fluttiegurl** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:34 am

These flutes sell for more than $10,000. This is the brand/model/specs that I used to play. As for is it worth it, I loved mine. However, I would never spend so much without play testing first. That is just my personal rule. That is a huge amount of money and when buying a flute, options are limitless. I would recommend trying many of even the same flute before buying one. Even though this is probably a good deal, that does not mean it is a flute that you will like and want to play and even though they have a decent resale, you may get stuck with something you don't want after all. I ended up selling mine when I finally found the flute that I had been looking for since 1995, and in the end, I did not get back what I had in the flute.

Just to let you know, the higher end Pearl flutes made in Japan play/feel very different than the Quantz series. The headjoints, for one thing, are cut very different, so it is not like you are getting a flute just like yours only in gold. Just thought you might want to know.

dogster · Post by **dogster** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:46 pm

I looked up the flute at fluteworld and the price is
http://www.fluteworld.com/index.php?act ... 1&ppk=flut

23,000 ?

Anyway thanksi will definetly not buy a flute that I cant try out first !
lol

Doug

Phineas · Post by **Phineas** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:11 pm

Oh Yeah!!!!!

That one comes with a Forte headjoint. It is the best headjoint Pearl makes in my opinion. If you really want to see a difference, and you already own a 665, I would just buy the Forte headjoint! It fits

Otherwise, I would not spend that kind of money for an instrument unless I bought it from a dealer and played on it first. I can tell you first hand price has almost nothing to do with how an instrument plays.

Phineas

fluttiegurl · Post by **fluttiegurl** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 8:47 pm

One of the big reasons why I parted with my Pearl was the Forte headjoint. I thought it was, well, just too loud. The name said it all! At first, it was amazing, then I had so much trouble finding piano that I got frustrated. I finally purchased another headjoint (which I still play on) that allows me to control dynamics so much better. the guy who owns the flute now truly loves it.

It's funny how we are all so different

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:54 pm

the Forte headjoint will fit? hmmm...

I'll have to give that some thought too.

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:01 pm

To be quite frank, I really don't care for the Forte headjoint.... In all honesty, I don't really care for Pearl headjoints at all. The mechanisms on Pearl flutes are great. I just don't like the headjoints. Maybe it was just the couple of Forte headjoints I tried, but for me at least, I liked the Dolce headjoint better. It seemed sweeter and less stiff for me.

But hey- I am a power player, and I like a little more resistance. You can really just blow the >bad word< out of the Forte headjoint.

Phineas · Post by **Phineas** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:03 am

fluteguy18 wrote:To be quite frank, I really don't care for the Forte headjoint.... In all honesty, I don't really care for Pearl headjoints at all. The mechanisms on Pearl flutes are great. I just don't like the headjoints. Maybe it was just the couple of Forte headjoints I tried, but for me at least, I liked the Dolce headjoint better. It seemed sweeter and less stiff for me.

But hey- I am a power player, and I like a little more resistance. You can really just blow the >bad word< out of the Forte headjoint.

I am also a power player, and this is what I like about the Forte. I think the Dolce has the Forza headjoint. That is a cool headjoint also, but it was a little TOO sweet for me. Once you get use to a Forte, it is like having a flute in stereo with woofers! Less resistance to me equals more control. The Forte can be a lot of work to play on. Similar to a Muramatsu headjoint(but definiteky not the same!)

But hey, who am I? I think the stock Quantz headjoint just fine for most applications.

By the way Fluteguy, is your name Frank now?

Phineas

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:43 pm

Phineas wrote: By the way Fluteguy, is your name Frank now?

Phineas

::blink:: ::blink::

::very confused because humor or sarcasm went right over his head::

Ummmm....... no?