headjoints

manuel23 · Post by **manuel23** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:27 am

hi to all.does anybody own or have tried one of those silver heads? ian mc laughlan,dana sheridan,andrew oxley,arista / i want your opinions cause i want to to buy one of them...optional to have gold or platinum riser

fluteguy18 · Post by **fluteguy18** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:29 am

I am sure there are many people who have tried them. I personally have only tried Arista from that list. I really liked the Arista that I tried. I tried it on a Gold Muramatsu. I normally don't care for gold muras that much, but with a silver arista head, I really liked it.

I don't know if I would buy one personally (I am more of a Lafin/Brannen fan), but they are generally nice.

az1983 · Post by **az1983** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:41 pm

I personally love Dana Sheridans, just an opinion.

Flutacious · Post by **Flutacious** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:56 pm

Try a Miguel Arista and an Emmanuel (the 2 other Arista brothers). You should also consider a Drelinger or a Pearl Vivace. I have tried many headjoints and in my opinion, these makers are at the top of their game right now.

Arista: L2 cut is the most popular, it has a projecting sound although it took me a little while to adjust my low register

Miguel Arista: his L2 cut was similar but had a cleaner back edge and responded quicker

Emmanuel: has a smaller, square hole, not for me but many professionals play this

Drelinger: weird headjoints, but very powerful with lots of colors

Pearl Vivace: this one had a solid core and a lot of projection when I tried it

Last time I tried headjoints, I called Flute Center of NY and they had an excellent selection. (I bought a Miguel Arista)