new altus flute?

porschia28 · Post by **porschia28** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:55 pm

hi everyone

currently i have a yamaha YFL481H and its been playing beautifully.. but i was wondering if there's another flute out there that is better for under $3,000.
ive been looking at altus flutes lately.. just online, and wanted to know if anyone has ever tried it or owns one. is it a good flute? please let me know what u think. thanks

noseflute · Post by **noseflute** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 4:13 pm

Hi Porschia,

I've played on an Altus 1007 for the last 11 years. Fantastic flutes, great tone and scale, really hard-wearing... my flute has withstood a LOT of intense use over the past 11 years!

I've played on a Cooper headjoint for about the last 8 years. I remember my original Altus headjoint had a fantastically open sound, really big low register, but I couldn't find as much "edge" to the tone as I sometimes needed.

Above all I would recommend that you *try* them! See what's best for you. Go along to any Flute Fairs happening in your area - there are usually trade stall there where you can try different flutes, etc... contact your local Flute Society for details...

Happy shopping!

porschia28 · Post by **porschia28** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:07 pm

hey thanks for sharing! i think i definately want to try them.. i just hope my parents would be willing to buy it lol