Purchasing a new flute

mzappaz · Post by **mzappaz** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:20 pm

I've been looking to buy an intermediate- professional flute... i've been looking at the brands: sonare, azumi, avanti. I went to the musicstore and i loved the avanti. But the professional flautist working at the store said that it is a little under resistant for me and i will not be able to project sound well on it. so i went to a different music store as reccomended by him and he told me to look at flutes by azumi and sonare. i liked them both but prefered the sonare for some reason. i would like to know which one is more resistance... or which brands of flute are the most resistant... i dont like yamahas i do not like the action... as well i have heared allot of bad things about sonares and their cheap construction... is this still a problem with sonares? I will definatly choose the sonare if it is more resistant and not cheap with construction... right now i play on a flute from walmart. i can get great sounds on it and unreliability has never been an issue. i have been playing the flute for 2 years and will be attending a high school specializing in the arts which i will be attending for flute.

Kshel · Post by **Kshel** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:04 am

When you say resistant, are you referring to the amount of pressure you put on the keys?

pied_piper · Post by **pied_piper** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:03 am

Resistance in this context is about the resistance of the headjoint or more specifically the cut of the embouchure. Flutes with higher resistance are often preferred by more agressive players. The higher resistance means there is less likelihood of overblowing or cracking a note. On the other hand, it also means that the player has to work a bit harder when playing. So, it really boils down to the flutist's playing style and personal preferences.

Kshel · Post by **Kshel** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:33 am

Oh- that makes sense. Thanks for clarifying!