Hey friends! Keep those comments rolling in! I just had a pretty long night last night editing this video, so I'm gonna crawl back into bed now. :P I absolutely promise to get back to your comments, especially if you comment sometime today or tomorrow! ^_^
JustAnotherFlutist i own a Mendini piccolo, and i am not sure the quality of that piccolo, do you think you might could give me some information on that brand
Rayane Gantt from what I've heard and seen, Mendidi instruments take Chinese knockoff instruments and rebrand them into theirs. The quality of their string instruments is horrendous and I've heard the same for their wind counterparts. Lesson: Never buy cheap instruments from Amazon.
Im a guitar player and I enjoy your videos. My daughter is a going to start (again on a Pearl) and.. my musical buddy has a 1950 flute so I got her a Selmer flute . she'll get it on Tuesday (we have been playing in local bands for 25 years) I started guitar in 1956. She started flute in 1950!. We are not Stan Kenton type band members.. but we do play Great American Song Book and popular country western .. (everybody likes Hank Williams)(and Johnny Cash).. and Doowop [I have a "bucket list" Gibson L5.. mmmmm]
People should be more awere of this, because - at least here in Brazil - music is not seen as profession and music teachers should have a 'profession'. And what most people don't realise is that as music teachers we also have to pay for our schools, masterclasses, festivals and still buy methods, sheet music, books on interpretation, etc on top of all that investment on instruments. People should give us more value.
+Pedro Henrique Brinck I'm so sorry to hear that. :( It's starting to be seen that way here too, though we have a lot of music educators fighting back against that mentality.
Sorry the mistyped word above (I'm a little embarrassed haha) Yeah, we are fighting for recognition and awareness* , I get very mad when adult students says it's expensive to have private lessons with graduated teachers, when they say that music shouldn't be that expensive, but they are willing to pay large amounts of money for parties for example... or to spend money on futile things, on booze... not being judgmental but come on... we invest our time, money, effort, mind and hearts on our carriers... we should be more valued, you know.
Aye I see you there mate I'm doing an engineering school to pay off my music in college So yeah, you would say, I'm really mad (I even got a bit jealous, since I'm 8 months from 19 years and no perspective of getting a new flute or anything fancy)
Aye I see you there mate I'm doing an engineering school to pay off my music in college So yeah, you would say, I'm really mad (I even got a bit jealous, since I'm 8 months from 19 years and no perspective of getting a new flute or anything fancy)
When a child is old enough to go to preschool, they are old enough to learn an instrument. In my opinion, the younger they start, the better they might just be.
That's just about the time that most people these days agree with too, and yes, I also agree! The only thing is that a normal straight headjoint flute is usually too long and heavy for a small child, so I'm glad that flutemakers are now coming out with curved headjoints and bodies that only have the D key on it (only goes down to low D, which shortens the tube quite a bit) :)
My father bought me my very first flute, when I started highschool band.... In 1997... Maybe... And just recently I bought a new intermediate flute, silver head, open holed with b footjoint. I saved up money for a year from my business and bought it while it was discounted 50%. I don't think I could have bought it otherwise. I'm an adult with a family to support, so buying an expensive, although awesome, flute would be a dream, and I'm not even a music graduate, I hope one day to be able to buy a $20,000 flute. I need to get better though, because in reality, your flute will only be as good as your ability. I have a lot to learn before committing to a better flute.
I, for one, am SO proud of you and your financial decisions concerning your flute. You are RESPONSIBLE. I absolutely agree that family comes first, and we have to keep our perspectives clear about what flute actually matches us and what we use it for. Enjoy your new flute and get to know it! You're awesome!
Before I started playing the flute I did exactly the same thing that you did Play my recorder what it onto the side just like a Flute and I The same Yamaha flute as you
@@michaellee2731, you are a good example of people that think better flutes will make you a better musician. How many flutes can you play a one time???
Not gonna lie, I️ ended up getting a Haynes piccolo for $125. Call me a wizard, but I️ ended up getting one of the ORIGINAL Haynes piccolos. Like not even signed Wm. S Haynes, but “George Haynes” He was the actual flutist of the Haynes brothers, if I️ remember correctly. Wouldn’t give up that picc for the world
The Nuvo Toot and JFlute are really, really helpful for the younger students. All of my students even the older ones "fight" to get to play on the Toot.
Thanks for making this video. I never thought any of this advice would be useful to me because I had my step up flute and was comfortable to use it for the rest of my life. However it was recently stolen 😢. I’ve been going through all your old flute reviews and this one is super helpful. You’re the best ❤
I'm a woodwind doubler and actually have several backups. I'm also a repair tech and that makes getting backups on the cheap easier. I totally agree with the need for backups and I want to remind everyone that your backups should be something you enjoy playing.
I’m hoping to do woodwind doubling as a pro when I’m older. I’ve already started repairing woodwinds and I️ can agree that it makes backup instruments amazingly cheap. Because my own repair work I’ve been able to get many woodwinds on the cheap; Eb clarinet-$95 My Haynes picc-$125 Yamaha YPC-62-$150 And others but those are my best
@@JustAnotherFlutistI just rewatched this vid and in the intervening year I have overhauled a few piccolos including my picc that I bought on Ebay for $50.00. Its an oldoldold Bundy that I'm in the process of repadding with decent pads. I'm sure you can find someone that is willing to get it back into shape. Any Sonare has got to be better than some of the stuff I've worked on.
I'm planning on possibly upgrading my clarinet from plastic to wood at some point. Also, we clarinet players also try to play our clarinet sideways to play it like a flute!
+Gianna Magrino Ahahahahaha, that's super cute! Did you know that you can take off the headjoint of a flute and buzz into the neck to make a sound (like a brass instrument)? 😂 It's not good for the instrument because you get way too much spit in it, but it's hilarious!
I love doing that! I taught all of the freshmen how to do it during marching band season. Then we all ran around pretending we were clarinet/trumpet/flute players.
I’ve just upgraded to a 22k gold plated, handmade in Japan, Pearl Cantabile with Vivace headjoint. The difference between this flute and my previous instruments is remarkable 👍 Like you, it’s been a question of saving but also of selling and trading in other instruments. For piccolo I was able to get the grenaditte Pearl and then bought the wooden headjoint for it a couple of months later. I love it ! I keep an eye on a local flute centre’s website for sales and unbeatable deals when I’m on the market for a new instrument.
I played an Armstrong open hole flute through high school because it was a school instrument and everyone else was afraid of the holes so that meant I didn't have to share it. When I went to university I got an Armstrong 80B with gold lip plate. The inside of the head joint also looks like gold but it's hard to tell if it is or if it's a reflection. I think it was about $600US in 1990. I remember through the 80s there was hardly any choice for students. American (Artley, Gemeinhardt, Armstrong...) or Yamaha. I wish I had an offset G. I have small hands too and there weren't the gizmos you have. My flute needs an overhaul but I'm having flute envy....LOL. However I make very little money!!
I love music. I love to play musical instruments. And I bought two used flutes to learn on. One is a Yamaha 225 S and the other a Hartley. I don't know anything about flutes but I see it as a start.
I TOTALLY PLAYED MY RECORDER SIDEWAYS WHEN I WAS A KID TOO!! I thought I was the only one who did that!! Also, keep you facial expressions coming, your operatic break demonstrating tone depth makes me chuckle haha.
I wasn't even allowed to start lessons until I was 6, and then you had to start with a recorder, and then an alto, until you could choose another instrument. And then I had to learn violin because we had a violin in the house, and I could never like it. Then, finally. at last, I got a flute!
I had toy instruments as a kid. I started Piano when I was almost 11 but I was introduced to the flute when I was around 10 and that was because my dad played. My introduction to the flute was actually because of Nestor Torres ( my dad had an album of his and because I’m Cuban I listened to a lot of Charanga music as a kid). I started with a Selmer Bundy when I was almost 12 but after four and a half years, it started falling apart ( by that point, I had already outgrown my instrument). So, the end of my sophomore year of high school( right before I did solo and ensemble), I played on a silver-plated Emerson. Then, the summer before my senior year, I played on my Gemeinhardt 3OSB( That was the Flute I played for most of my undergrad, I got into New World with that flute, I performed with Dallas Brass , WindSync, and Christopher O’Riley. I also played for Bart Feller with my Gemeinhardt). So for almost two years( Almost a year and nine months), I’ve been playing on my Altus 1107. I’ll be honest, I expected to get a Powell or a Haynes but once I tried my Altus, I fell in love. 😃❤️🎶🎼
JustAnotherFlutist All of them are really nice! Garrett Hudson is also a twin ( except his brother is not a musician) and the horn player is twin too ( her sister is a cellist)😃❤️🎶
I just bought a Vintage Gemeinhardt M3S solid silver open hole flute off of ebay for 480.00. I am in my early 50s with a sudden desire to learn to play the flute! I use to play the Clarinet in grade school, and Highschool.
The flute/piccolo upgrades depend on one's professional goals and realistic expectations. If I was a professional player with a gorgeous tone (my technique is actually ok, so I am just mentioning the tone :) I might be able to justify a 20K flute. I am not a professional, and will never get to that kind of level, although I do work on it every day. So my silver Muramatsu serves me great. I also have a wooden Yamaha piccolo (I do play 3rd/picc in our local Symphony and double on picc in a couple of concert bands). The only upgrade I made to that was a wave head joint. It works, although it does have its problems. I learned to adjust for them. It's really not about the instrument. That being said, I had a chance to try my friend's picc a couple of days ago (left mine at home thinking I will not need it) and absolutely fell in love with it. It was so incredibly easy to play and the tone colors were something else! And I do play piccolo a lot. There's no way I can EVER get that kind of sound out of mine, no matter what I do. I know it's an expensive picc, an I will most likely never be able to afford it (or justify trying to). But I do at least want to know what it is. BTW, it was purchased this summer from Flute Center of NY. :) Anyway, my position on instruments is, you get a decent one and learn to play it well. It's not about the instrument as much as it is about the player.
Very good points, I agree with all of them! It's important to keep in mind what you're actually using the instruments for and how often you use them. :)
I’ve been learning flute and before I started learning I figured out how to play my clarinet like a flute by both tilting it to the side and by taking the reed/ligature off and putting the mouthpiece on backwards 😂😂😂
Thanks for being so transparent and genuine! I love your channel already (and I JUST discovered you today). Haha! The flute that I have right now is what I played on through college, and what my parents bought me in 8th grade as an intermediate step up flute. Lol Its an open-hole Armstrong, in-line G with a sterling silver thin wall headjoint. My parents bought it used and it came with a basic silver plated Armstrong piccolo. My mom got the set of them used on eBay for $550 back in...2003? Lol I'd love to upgrade, but it's just never been a possibility for me financially. I will say though, for our first Christmas together my husband bought me my dream headjoint - a solid silver Goosman headjoint. Lol I just got it fitted to my intermediate Armstrong flute. Definitely a lopsided combination, but it's the best I can do right now. Lol Just a SAHM who plays for church once a month.
wow what a long "flute story"! i love this kind of videos my story is this: i'm 17 and i've been playing the flute since i was 8. i took flute lessons 8 years and then had an exam to prove my level, but i don't attend a conservatory or anything because i'm not interested in making music part of my career. During my 8 years of music school i played on a yamaha 225 something (like yours) and for me it was more than enough. i never talked with my teacher about buying a flute because as long as i played in the orchestra of the music school, they would let me play their flute for free. During my 5th year in music school and orchestra i fell in love with the piccolo that a friend of mine used to play, so i asked my director if i could play it too, but the orchestra had only one instrument and so i decided to buy one. After talking to my parents (let's remember that i was only a young kid and didn't know many flute brands) they got me one as a present and so i had my yamaha ypc-32 student model piccolo! (yes, before owning a flute ahaha). i kept studying and playing in my orchestra until i finished my 8th year and had an exam. it went really well and at that point i didn't have a flute teacher anymore. right the following year my orchestra played with another one from another village and i had the opportunity to play with some professional flutists that owned very good flutes. One of them played on a rose gold flute with open holes (two things that i had never seen)... seing it litterally blew my mind and i started informing myself on the internet about things to consider when buying a new flute. then i went to a very nice music shop in my city, where i tried out some flutes and found the one that fit me. After doing this i decided, once again, to talk to my parents about getting a flute and, as they saw how much i desired it and how much i wanted to upgrade it and be better in the orchestra, they bought me the flute of my dreams for christmas (last christmas to be precise, so it has been almost a year since i got my flute): a pearl elegante with silver headjoint, body and c foot, silver plated mechanism, hopen holes and split e mechanism. I know there are flutes that cost a lot more and that would maybe fit me more, but I absolutely love my pearl one and don't need a super expensive platinum flute to play in my orchestra (even though i would accept it if someone gave it to me LOL). i hope it wans't boring, but i felt like sharing my story bye Johanna!
+Nicola Giordani Thank you so much for sharing your story! I want to commend you for your patience and hard work in researching what works for you and making a good, informed decision that works for your and your parents' budget! Congrats!! 😊
Been a long time since my last comment. Completely get your finances at this! Like I said in a past post, i do not have the finances to upgrade either flute or piccolo (both are Grmeinhardt). I also wanted to thank you for doing a review of my 3shb! Except my model is now life your Yamaha, it's vintage! I still think it's so cool that you got in with the Ensign! And it's funny they asked if you play/have an alto, because my stake conductor knows I play five instruments and asked, do you play/have a oboe. He was even going as far to see if our local music store carried oboes for rent, with the intent for me to play in our orchestra. I'm all, thanks! I know I'm talented... but I wouldn't even know where to begin as the concert was like in 2 weeks!
After I told my husband you can just buy the headjoint in gold, he asked how much that was and when I told him, he shouted, "And you don't even get the whole &$^%ing flute?!" so loud he woke up our daughter. Got to the end and figured I'd answer your question... Music is mad expensive. As a non-professional, I will probably never own a five figure instrument. As an advanced-ish beginner player, I bought an Amadeus 680 (your review videos are totally amazing and were so important to my flute selection). It's my experience that when you're trying to learn, it's very much a disadvantage to try to do so with sub-standard stuff. Plus, for me, I felt it important to look at it in the context of what I was buying. Yes, $2100 is a lot of money, in fact it's almost as much as my mortgage payment, but it's at the lower end for an intermediate flute. I'm not sure what my flute playing future will hold, but I'd love to get involved with local small orchestras/bands etc. My husband's friend plays the trumpet in a very small local band ensemble. I may look into something fully silver at that point. After watching your lefreque video, I could just buy the red brass one instead of investing in a gold riser/headjoint/whole flute.
That's a good plan for upgrading flutes thanks Joanna helps me a lot to upgrade my flute and it helped me upgrade my piccolo from Paititi to Jupiter Wooden piccolo
JustAnotherFlutist yes I am but it's amazing I got new music too I got Allegretto by Godard Flight of the Piasa by Robert Sheldon you ever heard of Flight of the Piasa?
I have learned flute for 3 years( i;m 12), and I'm using a Le vent's flute (seems not very popular) it was still my flute and it is amazing, not very good tone though( but t has all the key that we would possibly use), but recently i have brought a piccolo!
Joanna, you can ask Brannen (since they’re probably closer than you than Lafin in Germany) to put a Lafin lip plate on your current Brannen headjoint, you still get to keep the 10K rose gold but now have the headjoint go your dreams.
I have learned an existential a.kind of information from all your videos as I am a pianist with perfect pitch. I am self taught flourish. Jean Paul is good flute.
(Only a little jealous) that you’re parents bought your flutes. I finally paid off my pro Yamaha (bought it for a steal; still don’t know how it ended up happening). However I’m desperately in need of a bassoon for college and college auditions (a different bassoon takes at least a year or two to get used to) Still figuring out how to pay off an intermediate bassoon, costing new, at least 20k. I don’t know how I’m going to afford it.
Oh goodness. My best friend plays the bassoon, and she faces the same thing when it comes to the cost of a bassoon. Crazy. D: And yeah, I absolutely know how completely blessed I am to have parents who did what they did for me. That's why I work so hard--to make every last penny of their purchase WORTH IT.
I had been using the Yamaha 221 student model flute for 16 years. Wanted to upgrade it after passing grade 8 but could not afford one. After working for a few years and save up some money, I bought a Muramatsu DSRH sliver flute which cost 840,000yen (as I flew to Tokyo to try and order one), the sounds are way better but needs a lot of time to adapt to the new flute
I started playing 1 year and a half ago and asked my mom and dad for a piccolo even though they are divorced and my mom got me an 1,000 dollar grenadella gemienhardt piccolo and it can go down to a low D and than my dad for Christmas and my step mom got me a cheap 40 dollar amazon flute, and the pinky key makes me have cramps in my pinky bug I still appreciate it🤣
I have a nagahara mini in mopane wood. It is really sweet sounding. You might consider buying used instruments and then having them overhauled. I purchased several Haynes piccolos this way. Also, I have a gold Powell and a silver Brannen with a gold head joint that I purchased used and then overhauled. Of course I live near Flute World where I can try the instruments on trial before purchase. All in all for a person on a budget a quality used instrument can deliver the sound you want at a much lower price.
I use to do the samething with my recorder before I started playing flute because I wanted to have one so bad. I wounder how many flutist before playing flute played there recorders sideways?
JustAnotherFlutist Thank you for replying, you have help me learn so much about my flute and different techniques. And maybe one day we will know how many flutist played their recorders sideways so they could pretend they were playing flute. Love you and all of your videos, can't wait to see next weeks♡♥♡
I've been very fortunate that my parents have helped me get both my alto and baritone saxes, while my tenor used to be my brothers so for the most part I'm in good shape to get through music school. I've been out of work for a while and am planning on using my next scholarship refund (I'm a college freshman) on a soprano so I'll have a quartet of horns and can play on any gig that happens to be thrown my way. Eventually I would want to upgrade my tenor, but realistically I haven't played a lot of tenor so I can leave it where it is. WAY far down the road I'd be interested in looking into either a gold plated or sterling silver alto and soprano, but for now and the amount of money I have I know what I have now works and I'm not gonna need to change it. It's for the most part working to get mouthpieces for whatever situation I'd need and maybe a separate neck for my alto, possibly a sterling silver neck for solo work.
At the moment I am teaching myself flute with my Jupiter student model. Maybe later, a Pearl(?) Intermediate Flute, with Silver head joint and B foot joint. 😊
Sounds like your parents were pretty cool about the whole thing, that's awesome. Parents that are supportive of their kids' interests are great. My parents were pretty broke and some 20 years ago when I needed a flute for school they bought me a used YFL 225S (I assume must be the older model of yours). That's what I'm still playing now that I recently got interested again. But it's quite interesting to get an idea when I might want to get something higher quality... The clunkiness is definitely there... lol
Yeah, I was fully aware that my dad saved up for my flute when I was 8 years old. Both of my parents were not shy to explain the money aspect of it, so I've been aware of how expensive instruments are from when I first started. It proved to be a really good thing though because it set me up to be a good steward of my finances now that I'm grown up. :)
JustAnotherFlutist very funny and cute. Also a very good way to describe tonal quality. Sometimes I wished the piano could be more like this. And professional flutes are very expensive. I had no idea. I thought pianos were expensive but professional flutes can be as expensive or more depending on which qualities you are looking for. I made another comment somewhere here... people should give us more value because we are very serious about our jobs and we invest a lot of money, time and energy.
Yup- just got a Nuvo plastic flute. It’s not perfect but good for travel, has a decent tone, and you can wash it with dish soap 🤣😂. Started as a middle/high school band drummer. Have played classical guitar for 40+ years. Played in master classes and perform part time professionally. Have also studied voice for over two years. Studied with a local Symphony flautist in the mid 90’s to add a wind players perspective to my playing, but got too busy and quit. Returned to the flute recently- ironically, after I found out on FB that my flute teacher Laurie died four years ago, too young. She studied with Leone Buyse, played a Powell, she had that huge orchestral tone, she was very sweet, pretty. Laurie took me through the Wye long tone studies, Rubank, some Moyse. Flute playing was good for me since guitarists are not accustomed to flat key signatures. Re- learning’s been an interesting sensation- muscle memory’s coming back, and embrochure placement’s not as hard. Strict metronome work with scales and JAF’s concept of chunking/isolating measures really helps work through rough spots. It’s great to watch JAF and seeing an Asian (Chinese) like me be a regular part of the internet community!!!
You started at 8 and a few years later you were already playing things like the Chaminade Concertino!! YOU PLAYED CHAMINADE CONCERTINO AT SOMEWHERE AROUND 12! 12!!!! OH MY GOSH
My first flute was a Geimenhart (idk how to spell it) that I rented from my school throughout 4/5 th grade. It was student model with open hole and plugs that I used. I moved in fifth grade and that’s when i got my first flute for my own. It was actually a step down from my other one same brand but it wasn’t open hole and was lighter and super ugly sound.... my little sister who is now just out of beginner band has it now so I have a new flute going into high school! It is a Trevor James flute that my dad bought for $180 of of eBay from London. Which was a complete steal! It is an in between intermediate and beginner flutes and had closed holes and no b flat foot joint but it gives me a good time and plays low middle and high notes well! My family doesn’t have a lot of money so I’m happy to own this expensive flute! (It is retailed for a very high price... so 180 wasn’t bad for this flute! In fact it’s AMAIZNG!)
I have my mums old flute (like 30 years old) and its just gone into repair cos the tuning was terrible and I had like parts missing 😂😂😂 In a way I hope it there’re like “sorry, we can’t fix it” as its super old and I really want a new one 😆😆
I've been thinking of upgrading my clarinet, and I probably will when I get to high school, since I really want to have a good instrument but I don't really need it at the stage I'm at, 7th grade. But already I've started using better reeds and I actually got a mouthpiece used by players in the Boston Symphony. But I mean my student horn is actually one of the pretty decent ones. It works well for what I need it to. Should work for my auditions coming up : )
That’s awesome! Keep up the good work! I know your probably close to being in highschool and wanted to share some advice. When you play on an instrument that doesn’t work for you as well, you may feel discouraged. But i would recommend getting into lessons if it’s something you really want to continue or get better at, if possible, and have your teacher help you to find the best clarinet for you! You don’t want another one you’ll outgrow in two years. (I am rewatching videos so I came across your comment, just thought I’d share you certainly don’t have to!)
Joanna this was a great idea for a video but I was disappointed your brannen was in shop. I would have loved you to play the hobbit theme on it so we could compare it to your other flutes. The brannen you reviewed wasn't 14k so do you think you could do a video playing the hobbit theme once you get your flute back? Thanks.
You should look into Arista and Song headjoints, I've seen alot of people using Arista's lately and I know Jasmine Choi uses a Song headjoint. I really want a new flute with a sankyo or arista headjoint. The projection on both is absolutely insane.
I absolutely love the flute although it’s not my main instrument. It’s my 14th year on piano and i decided to pick up a woodwind as my backup instrument then i picked a flute. I have used 3 flutes my first three months because i started on an old Yamaha 221 then i got a Gemeinhardt open hole student model which is ridiculous... just bought my first personal flute last few days which is a Yamaha 362H and feel that’s the minimum quality of a flute than I can accept
+Ryan Qu Those are all good flutes! An interesting issue I find with musicians who have played other instruments for a long time is that your ear is far more attuned to what sounds good that it can get a bit frustrating to start at the beginning with beginner instruments. You got this!
I caught the same bug with special flutes; I played a wood flute when I was searching for my current flute; I still play a silver flute, but I’ve been wishing for wood tone in my instrument ever since;
Oh gosh, wooden flutes. I STILL have that bug but decided not to mention it in this video because I really don't see how it would fit in my financial plan and inventory of instruments I actually _need_ XD It's definitely just a huge "want" of mine...
I️ ended up being able to get a wood flute headjoint (not the same but close enough) from Eva Aralikatti for a steal; won’t say how much I️ bought it for, but we’ll just say that it’s one of the lowest prices she’s sold one of her headjoints for.
I am in 7th grade and I play the flute in my school band. I would love to be an experienced enough flutist to the point where I can change the fingering of the note on a song and know the notes well enough to be able to play the song effortlessly.
Did you know that Jupiter also makes Wave Line Flutes (see my comment in one of your vids)? The D-Loop model I talked about is EXACTLY like the Azumi Wave Line 0v0
Played first chair flute and piccolo in high school orchestra. Played flute off and on for a few years. Just got a Gemeindhart open hole for about $700, all I could afford. Still trying to keep the air from leaking from the bottom end. Sloppy fingering.
You will NEVER be satisfied until you get so disgusted with prices of these 'WONDERFUL FLUTES' that makes you into Jasmine Choi, that you finally realize that there really is not much difference between flutes at the professional grade level. Gold, Silver, tin it's all in the quality of the musician that's playing it. So while some 'key actions' are smoother, don't be so hung up on what the flute is made of. No sense in making the stores that sell those 'miracles' richer than they already are. But when the time comes that you are in demand, then buy whatever ya want to buy. It's not the flute, it's the TALENT that hard work provides that will determine success. (sometimes it's WHO ya know)
You can hear the difference in the tone. I just bought a silver flute and the tone is so much smoother and richer than the nickel one I've been playing for years.
@@chrisminion, the point is, there is no end to the 'better' flutes. What made you buy the nickel flute, that you're not satisfied with now? It sounded 'good enough' for the level you were playing at, a beginner'. Now you are playing at a higher level and you found a flute that sounds 'so much smoother and richer'. If you can afford it, buy it. But realize this, don't get caught in the trap that better flutes will make you a better musician.
I literally just put it all on my credit card with no interest as long as it’s paid in 24 months which sounded like a awesome deal to me and that’s just for a intermediate flute. Once I paid it off ill look into buying a professional one
Around 2:24 you start discussing flutes that are manufactured today that are meant for quite young players. I need more information on this! Is there another video on flutes like that for smaller children? If so, any ideas on brands/models?
The downside to renting a flute is sometimes the flute is so substandard that it doesn't respond well enough and it can discourage the new player enough to quit where if the flute actually responded well enough they might have continued playing.
Vic, try cleaning the pads with a high concentration of alcohol. The alcohol will evaporate leaving the pads clean and dry. You can also use alcohol to clean sticky keys and rods. I use an old toothbrush. When you are wiping the pads, try not to damage the pads. Instead of wiping the pads, blot them with cigarette paper, it will not leave lent or damage the pads and also clean the rim of valves where they contact the pads.
I’m Mia, I’m 12 and I play Saxophone in my Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble (auditioned). I want to switch to Flute and I’ve always wanted to play Flute. I play a lot of instruments already and own a Silver Piccolo (Buddy), Yamaha Flute, Alto Flute, And an Advanced Open Holed Flute so I would think I’d be prepared for a part but I don’t know how to ask to switch, I don’t know if she would think I was good enough or not. Can you help me?
"She", as in your ensemble director? If so, all you need to do is straight up ask her if you can audition for a flute part. Directors love that. :) Also, let her know that you've got all these awesome flutes in your inventory that you can pull out! :D All the best!
Incredibly interesting about what you might expect to pay for professional instruments. I had to laugh at my own self, though. At first I was all, "For $10,000 for a head joint, that thing better come to my house and play its own damn self." This is really helpful though, for people to understand that if you have a commitment to an instrument (especially as an older learner) do NOT run out and buy a $300 whatever and end up throwing good money after bad. In addition, I'm very jelly that you met Sir James Galway. WOW
I always love your videos. How you find time to do all this, I'll never know. I was a Music Ed major, majoring on sax and minoring on flute. I love the flute but am still playing on my little Artley student model. That was when they were made in Elkhart, Indiana, so it's a decent horn after all these years. BUT I've always wanted to upgrade for the ease of playing and quality sound, just have struggled to justify it since it is not my main thing. I use it for doubling and teaching. What would you suggest?
Especially since you're using it for doubling and teaching, and I would suggest a flute with a solid silver headjoint on a silver-plated body at the very least. ;) This will give you a much deeper, richer sound without having to shell out as much as you'd need for a solid silver flute. Happy flute shopping! :)
Can you make a video on the 100 dollar Etude flute. My friend plays it and it sounds good, so I want to see an official review of it. It is on Amazon with a 4 star rating.
In my opinion,I actually dont really like it because the higher notes sound shrill,and you cant reach the low C.However,on my new flute,I can reach all the way to a hogh F smoothly,and I can get a deep low C.
I have a Sankyo Etude B and a Muramatsu EX. I'm using an old Powell 2100 headjoint on the EX, since the Muramatsu HJ, although pure on the lower ranges, becomes too resistant above Eb6. The Sankyo NRS-1 HJ is better by comparison, but the Powell beats both. These days I don't have much $$, but I'm thinking about using the Powell on the Sankyo, and upgrading the HJ on the EX. Do you think it's a viable alternative to get the EX HJ re-cut to improve it, saving $$ on another HJ, or is this not feasible ?
I currently have a Yamaha advantage 200 ad flute that I have been playing for 3 years and an Armstrong 358 piccolo that I am renting from my school. Do you have any recommendations for which type of flute I should move up to or what I should do regarding my piccolo?
Depends on what you're going to do with the instrument. If you simply need a step-up, try looking into flutes that offer just the solid silver headjoint with a silver-plated body. That way, you get the upgraded sound and depth of tone without spending WAY too much more. If you're looking to go professional in the future, then maybe you'll want to look into solid silver flutes. With regards to your piccolo, same idea! I suggested to someone else that you can try to find a better quality piccolo used, play it for a few years until you know exactly what you're looking for in a piccolo, and then keep the used one as your back up when you get a new upgraded piccolo in the future that matches you. :) However, don't forget to keep what you're actually doing with the instruments in mind. Your expenses should match what you're actually doing with those expenses. ;)
I bought an alto clarinet on ebay from a high school for a bargain, but i have to get it massively overhauled and i do NOT have the funds as a university student to get it fixed and that makes me sad
For the flute aficionados out there (yes I watch this channel and don't play the flute and I don't know why), is there an R13 (clarinet) or Mark VI (saxophone) equivalent for the flute? In other words, a model that came out at some point in history that everyone had to have or every manufacturer had to copy?
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Hey friends! Keep those comments rolling in! I just had a pretty long night last night editing this video, so I'm gonna crawl back into bed now. :P I absolutely promise to get back to your comments, especially if you comment sometime today or tomorrow! ^_^
JustAnotherFlutist ^^ Keep on making such wonderful videos ^^
JustAnotherFlutist idiis
JustAnotherFlutist i own a Mendini piccolo, and i am not sure the quality of that piccolo, do you think you might could give me some information on that brand
Rayane Gantt from what I've heard and seen, Mendidi instruments take Chinese knockoff instruments and rebrand them into theirs. The quality of their string instruments is horrendous and I've heard the same for their wind counterparts.
Lesson: Never buy cheap instruments from Amazon.
Im a guitar player and I enjoy your videos. My daughter is a going to start (again on a Pearl) and.. my musical buddy has a 1950 flute so I got her a Selmer flute . she'll get it on Tuesday (we have been playing in local bands for 25 years) I started guitar in 1956. She started flute in 1950!. We are not Stan Kenton type band members.. but we do play Great American Song Book and popular country western .. (everybody likes Hank Williams)(and Johnny Cash).. and Doowop [I have a "bucket list" Gibson L5.. mmmmm]
People should be more awere of this, because - at least here in Brazil - music is not seen as profession and music teachers should have a 'profession'. And what most people don't realise is that as music teachers we also have to pay for our schools, masterclasses, festivals and still buy methods, sheet music, books on interpretation, etc on top of all that investment on instruments. People should give us more value.
+Pedro Henrique Brinck I'm so sorry to hear that. :( It's starting to be seen that way here too, though we have a lot of music educators fighting back against that mentality.
Sorry the mistyped word above (I'm a little embarrassed haha) Yeah, we are fighting for recognition and awareness* , I get very mad when adult students says it's expensive to have private lessons with graduated teachers, when they say that music shouldn't be that expensive, but they are willing to pay large amounts of money for parties for example... or to spend money on futile things, on booze... not being judgmental but come on... we invest our time, money, effort, mind and hearts on our carriers... we should be more valued, you know.
Aye
I see you there mate
I'm doing an engineering school to pay off my music in college
So yeah, you would say, I'm really mad
(I even got a bit jealous, since I'm 8 months from 19 years and no perspective of getting a new flute or anything fancy)
Aye
I see you there mate
I'm doing an engineering school to pay off my music in college
So yeah, you would say, I'm really mad
(I even got a bit jealous, since I'm 8 months from 19 years and no perspective of getting a new flute or anything fancy)
When a child is old enough to go to preschool, they are old enough to learn an instrument. In my opinion, the younger they start, the better they might just be.
That's just about the time that most people these days agree with too, and yes, I also agree! The only thing is that a normal straight headjoint flute is usually too long and heavy for a small child, so I'm glad that flutemakers are now coming out with curved headjoints and bodies that only have the D key on it (only goes down to low D, which shortens the tube quite a bit) :)
My father bought me my very first flute, when I started highschool band.... In 1997... Maybe... And just recently I bought a new intermediate flute, silver head, open holed with b footjoint. I saved up money for a year from my business and bought it while it was discounted 50%. I don't think I could have bought it otherwise. I'm an adult with a family to support, so buying an expensive, although awesome, flute would be a dream, and I'm not even a music graduate, I hope one day to be able to buy a $20,000 flute. I need to get better though, because in reality, your flute will only be as good as your ability. I have a lot to learn before committing to a better flute.
I, for one, am SO proud of you and your financial decisions concerning your flute. You are RESPONSIBLE. I absolutely agree that family comes first, and we have to keep our perspectives clear about what flute actually matches us and what we use it for. Enjoy your new flute and get to know it! You're awesome!
Before I started playing the flute I did exactly the same thing that you did Play my recorder what it onto the side just like a Flute and I The same Yamaha flute as you
OMG, side-mouth-recorder buddies!!!! I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one!!
JustAnotherFlutist thank you for replying on my comment and by the way I have seven flutes I have three concert Flutes. Tow Dizi
@@michaellee2731, you are a good example of people that think better flutes will make you a better musician. How many flutes can you play a one time???
Joe Magnets I could play one flute at a time I recently started playing on the alto flute
@@joemagnets9940 thank you for the support
Not gonna lie, I️ ended up getting a Haynes piccolo for $125. Call me a wizard, but I️ ended up getting one of the ORIGINAL Haynes piccolos. Like not even signed Wm. S Haynes, but “George Haynes”
He was the actual flutist of the Haynes brothers, if I️ remember correctly.
Wouldn’t give up that picc for the world
OH MAN WHAT A STEAL. DON'T GIVE IT AWAY. KEEP IT FOREVER.
THATS FRIGGIN AMAZING WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FRIG
wow, what a find. is it the metal or the wood model? I got a near mint Pearl pfp 165e on ebay for $900 and I thought that was a good deal...
Omg Joanna your scaring me! I didn't know flute stuff could be that expensive omggggg
The Nuvo Toot and JFlute are really, really helpful for the younger students. All of my students even the older ones "fight" to get to play on the Toot.
Thanks for making this video. I never thought any of this advice would be useful to me because I had my step up flute and was comfortable to use it for the rest of my life. However it was recently stolen 😢. I’ve been going through all your old flute reviews and this one is super helpful. You’re the best ❤
Great video!!! I have discovered your channel recently when I started band, and I have enjoyed watching you. Can't wait to see your next one!
+Isabela's Corner Oh, thank you so much! 😊
I'm a woodwind doubler and actually have several backups. I'm also a repair tech and that makes getting backups on the cheap easier. I totally agree with the need for backups and I want to remind everyone that your backups should be something you enjoy playing.
I’m hoping to do woodwind doubling as a pro when I’m older.
I’ve already started repairing woodwinds and I️ can agree that it makes backup instruments amazingly cheap.
Because my own repair work I’ve been able to get many woodwinds on the cheap;
Eb clarinet-$95
My Haynes picc-$125
Yamaha YPC-62-$150
And others but those are my best
Very very true. That's EXACTLY why I am also looking to get a silver headjoint that better matches me for my Mateki in the far future. ;)
@@JustAnotherFlutistI just rewatched this vid and in the intervening year I have overhauled a few piccolos including my picc that I bought on Ebay for $50.00. Its an oldoldold Bundy that I'm in the process of repadding with decent pads. I'm sure you can find someone that is willing to get it back into shape. Any Sonare has got to be better than some of the stuff I've worked on.
I'm planning on possibly upgrading my clarinet from plastic to wood at some point. Also, we clarinet players also try to play our clarinet sideways to play it like a flute!
+Gianna Magrino Ahahahahaha, that's super cute! Did you know that you can take off the headjoint of a flute and buzz into the neck to make a sound (like a brass instrument)? 😂 It's not good for the instrument because you get way too much spit in it, but it's hilarious!
JustAnotherFlutist No I didn't, but that's cool!
I love doing that! I taught all of the freshmen how to do it during marching band season. Then we all ran around pretending we were clarinet/trumpet/flute players.
Omg I once got my friend's clarinet and held it like a flute
Jar of Jam I'm guessing you don't play. But seriously tho, that is so fun.
I’ve just upgraded to a 22k gold plated, handmade in Japan, Pearl Cantabile with Vivace headjoint. The difference between this flute and my previous instruments is remarkable 👍 Like you, it’s been a question of saving but also of selling and trading in other instruments. For piccolo I was able to get the grenaditte Pearl and then bought the wooden headjoint for it a couple of months later. I love it ! I keep an eye on a local flute centre’s website for sales and unbeatable deals when I’m on the market for a new instrument.
Oh, that sounds absolutely beautiful!!!! Yup, I'm also keeping an eye out for what I want, but I just need to make sure I save and spend wisely :)
I played an Armstrong open hole flute through high school because it was a school instrument and everyone else was afraid of the holes so that meant I didn't have to share it. When I went to university I got an Armstrong 80B with gold lip plate. The inside of the head joint also looks like gold but it's hard to tell if it is or if it's a reflection. I think it was about $600US in 1990. I remember through the 80s there was hardly any choice for students. American (Artley, Gemeinhardt, Armstrong...) or Yamaha.
I wish I had an offset G. I have small hands too and there weren't the gizmos you have. My flute needs an overhaul but I'm having flute envy....LOL. However I make very little money!!
I love music. I love to play musical instruments. And I bought two used flutes to learn on. One is a Yamaha 225 S and the other a Hartley. I don't know anything about flutes but I see it as a start.
Great video. You've been able to put all your passion to flute in it. I just love your approach, revealing all your feelings and emotions.
I TOTALLY PLAYED MY RECORDER SIDEWAYS WHEN I WAS A KID TOO!! I thought I was the only one who did that!! Also, keep you facial expressions coming, your operatic break demonstrating tone depth makes me chuckle haha.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE SAME THING, I'M LIVING FOR IT! :d
I wasn't even allowed to start lessons until I was 6, and then you had to start with a recorder, and then an alto, until you could choose another instrument. And then I had to learn violin because we had a violin in the house, and I could never like it. Then, finally. at last, I got a flute!
Hello from another UBC grad, also played on a Mateki. I just upgraded to a Miyazawa. Great video.
I had toy instruments as a kid. I started Piano when I was almost 11 but I was introduced to the flute when I was around 10 and that was because my dad played. My introduction to the flute was actually because of Nestor Torres ( my dad had an album of his and because I’m Cuban I listened to a lot of Charanga music as a kid). I started with a Selmer Bundy when I was almost 12 but after four and a half years, it started falling apart ( by that point, I had already outgrown my instrument). So, the end of my sophomore year of high school( right before I did solo and ensemble), I played on a silver-plated Emerson. Then, the summer before my senior year, I played on my Gemeinhardt 3OSB( That was the Flute I played for most of my undergrad, I got into New World with that flute, I performed with Dallas Brass , WindSync, and Christopher O’Riley. I also played for Bart Feller with my Gemeinhardt). So for almost two years( Almost a year and nine months), I’ve been playing on my Altus 1107. I’ll be honest, I expected to get a Powell or a Haynes but once I tried my Altus, I fell in love. 😃❤️🎶🎼
+Kiara Eijo Hahaha, that is so awesome! And WindSync!! They're so cool, and the flutist went to UBC a few years before me! 😊
JustAnotherFlutist All of them are really nice! Garrett Hudson is also a twin ( except his brother is not a musician) and the horn player is twin too ( her sister is a cellist)😃❤️🎶
I just bought a Vintage Gemeinhardt M3S solid silver open hole flute off of ebay for 480.00. I am in my early 50s with a sudden desire to learn to play the flute! I use to play the Clarinet in grade school, and Highschool.
"I don't know why they let me!"
That's so relatable. I was running around playing flutes at KMEA that I wouldn't even be comfortable holding now.
Oh wow just watched this video 😊 hope you have had a great time saving!
Could ypu please do a video about circular breathing??? 🙌🙌😭😮
The flute/piccolo upgrades depend on one's professional goals and realistic expectations. If I was a professional player with a gorgeous tone (my technique is actually ok, so I am just mentioning the tone :) I might be able to justify a 20K flute. I am not a professional, and will never get to that kind of level, although I do work on it every day. So my silver Muramatsu serves me great. I also have a wooden Yamaha piccolo (I do play 3rd/picc in our local Symphony and double on picc in a couple of concert bands). The only upgrade I made to that was a wave head joint. It works, although it does have its problems. I learned to adjust for them. It's really not about the instrument. That being said, I had a chance to try my friend's picc a couple of days ago (left mine at home thinking I will not need it) and absolutely fell in love with it. It was so incredibly easy to play and the tone colors were something else! And I do play piccolo a lot. There's no way I can EVER get that kind of sound out of mine, no matter what I do. I know it's an expensive picc, an I will most likely never be able to afford it (or justify trying to). But I do at least want to know what it is. BTW, it was purchased this summer from Flute Center of NY. :) Anyway, my position on instruments is, you get a decent one and learn to play it well. It's not about the instrument as much as it is about the player.
Very good points, I agree with all of them! It's important to keep in mind what you're actually using the instruments for and how often you use them. :)
I’ve been learning flute and before I started learning I figured out how to play my clarinet like a flute by both tilting it to the side and by taking the reed/ligature off and putting the mouthpiece on backwards 😂😂😂
How were you able to take care of your flutes so well？
Thanks for being so transparent and genuine! I love your channel already (and I JUST discovered you today). Haha!
The flute that I have right now is what I played on through college, and what my parents bought me in 8th grade as an intermediate step up flute. Lol Its an open-hole Armstrong, in-line G with a sterling silver thin wall headjoint. My parents bought it used and it came with a basic silver plated Armstrong piccolo. My mom got the set of them used on eBay for $550 back in...2003? Lol I'd love to upgrade, but it's just never been a possibility for me financially. I will say though, for our first Christmas together my husband bought me my dream headjoint - a solid silver Goosman headjoint. Lol I just got it fitted to my intermediate Armstrong flute. Definitely a lopsided combination, but it's the best I can do right now. Lol Just a SAHM who plays for church once a month.
I just bought a Yamaha 222 via ZIP pay. Love it! Very easy way to pay for an instrument.
wow what a long "flute story"! i love this kind of videos
my story is this: i'm 17 and i've been playing the flute since i was 8. i took flute lessons 8 years and then had an exam to prove my level, but i don't attend a conservatory or anything because i'm not interested in making music part of my career.
During my 8 years of music school i played on a yamaha 225 something (like yours) and for me it was more than enough. i never talked with my teacher about buying a flute because as long as i played in the orchestra of the music school, they would let me play their flute for free.
During my 5th year in music school and orchestra i fell in love with the piccolo that a friend of mine used to play, so i asked my director if i could play it too, but the orchestra had only one instrument and so i decided to buy one.
After talking to my parents (let's remember that i was only a young kid and didn't know many flute brands) they got me one as a present and so i had my yamaha ypc-32 student model piccolo! (yes, before owning a flute ahaha).
i kept studying and playing in my orchestra until i finished my 8th year and had an exam. it went really well and at that point i didn't have a flute teacher anymore.
right the following year my orchestra played with another one from another village and i had the opportunity to play with some professional flutists that owned very good flutes. One of them played on a rose gold flute with open holes (two things that i had never seen)... seing it litterally blew my mind and i started informing myself on the internet about things to consider when buying a new flute. then i went to a very nice music shop in my city, where i tried out some flutes and found the one that fit me.
After doing this i decided, once again, to talk to my parents about getting a flute and, as they saw how much i desired it and how much i wanted to upgrade it and be better in the orchestra, they bought me the flute of my dreams for christmas (last christmas to be precise, so it has been almost a year since i got my flute): a pearl elegante with silver headjoint, body and c foot, silver plated mechanism, hopen holes and split e mechanism.
I know there are flutes that cost a lot more and that would maybe fit me more, but I absolutely love my pearl one and don't need a super expensive platinum flute to play in my orchestra (even though i would accept it if someone gave it to me LOL).
i hope it wans't boring, but i felt like sharing my story
bye Johanna!
+Nicola Giordani Thank you so much for sharing your story! I want to commend you for your patience and hard work in researching what works for you and making a good, informed decision that works for your and your parents' budget! Congrats!! 😊
The Toadette plushie is what is currently motivating me to buy a flute 😇😍
Been a long time since my last comment. Completely get your finances at this! Like I said in a past post, i do not have the finances to upgrade either flute or piccolo (both are Grmeinhardt). I also wanted to thank you for doing a review of my 3shb! Except my model is now life your Yamaha, it's vintage! I still think it's so cool that you got in with the Ensign! And it's funny they asked if you play/have an alto, because my stake conductor knows I play five instruments and asked, do you play/have a oboe. He was even going as far to see if our local music store carried oboes for rent, with the intent for me to play in our orchestra. I'm all, thanks! I know I'm talented... but I wouldn't even know where to begin as the concert was like in 2 weeks!
After I told my husband you can just buy the headjoint in gold, he asked how much that was and when I told him, he shouted, "And you don't even get the whole &$^%ing flute?!" so loud he woke up our daughter.
Got to the end and figured I'd answer your question... Music is mad expensive. As a non-professional, I will probably never own a five figure instrument. As an advanced-ish beginner player, I bought an Amadeus 680 (your review videos are totally amazing and were so important to my flute selection). It's my experience that when you're trying to learn, it's very much a disadvantage to try to do so with sub-standard stuff. Plus, for me, I felt it important to look at it in the context of what I was buying. Yes, $2100 is a lot of money, in fact it's almost as much as my mortgage payment, but it's at the lower end for an intermediate flute. I'm not sure what my flute playing future will hold, but I'd love to get involved with local small orchestras/bands etc. My husband's friend plays the trumpet in a very small local band ensemble. I may look into something fully silver at that point. After watching your lefreque video, I could just buy the red brass one instead of investing in a gold riser/headjoint/whole flute.
I don’t even play any woodwinds (I play trumpet and euphonium) and I’m OBSESSED with your channel 😂
That's a good plan for upgrading flutes thanks Joanna helps me a lot to upgrade my flute and it helped me upgrade my piccolo from Paititi to Jupiter Wooden piccolo
+hailey s Awesome! Are you enjoying your new piccolo?
JustAnotherFlutist yes I am but it's amazing I got new music too I got Allegretto by Godard Flight of the Piasa by Robert Sheldon you ever heard of Flight of the Piasa?
I have learned flute for 3 years( i;m 12), and I'm using a Le vent's flute (seems not very popular) it was still my flute and it is amazing, not very good tone though( but t has all the key that we would possibly use), but recently i have brought a piccolo!
Joanna, you can ask Brannen (since they’re probably closer than you than Lafin in Germany) to put a Lafin lip plate on your current Brannen headjoint, you still get to keep the 10K rose gold but now have the headjoint go your dreams.
I have learned an existential a.kind of information from all your videos as I am a pianist with perfect pitch. I am self taught flourish. Jean Paul is good flute.
(Only a little jealous) that you’re parents bought your flutes.
I finally paid off my pro Yamaha (bought it for a steal; still don’t know how it ended up happening).
However I’m desperately in need of a bassoon for college and college auditions (a different bassoon takes at least a year or two to get used to)
Still figuring out how to pay off an intermediate bassoon, costing new, at least 20k. I don’t know how I’m going to afford it.
Oh goodness. My best friend plays the bassoon, and she faces the same thing when it comes to the cost of a bassoon. Crazy. D:
And yeah, I absolutely know how completely blessed I am to have parents who did what they did for me. That's why I work so hard--to make every last penny of their purchase WORTH IT.
That’s amazing! I’m not a big Yamaha fan but I’m glad that you found your flute! Are you a multi-woodwind performance major?😃
Yup. My students LOVE the toot. It helps with shorter arms.
I SO wish it was around when I was a kid!
I love it when you mention Alto Flute!
I had been using the Yamaha 221 student model flute for 16 years. Wanted to upgrade it after passing grade 8 but could not afford one. After working for a few years and save up some money, I bought a Muramatsu DSRH sliver flute which cost 840,000yen (as I flew to Tokyo to try and order one), the sounds are way better but needs a lot of time to adapt to the new flute
Ohhhh, Muramatsus are beautiful!!!!! Get to know it, and it'll get to know you too! ;)
Am new to the flute. I purchased a used Gemeinhardt 3SB from the local music shop.
I started playing 1 year and a half ago and asked my mom and dad for a piccolo even though they are divorced and my mom got me an 1,000 dollar grenadella gemienhardt piccolo and it can go down to a low D and than my dad for Christmas and my step mom got me a cheap 40 dollar amazon flute, and the pinky key makes me have cramps in my pinky bug I still appreciate it🤣
I have a nagahara mini in mopane wood. It is really sweet sounding. You might consider buying used instruments and then having them overhauled. I purchased several Haynes piccolos this way. Also, I have a gold Powell and a silver Brannen with a gold head joint that I purchased used and then overhauled. Of course I live near Flute World where I can try the instruments on trial before purchase. All in all for a person on a budget a quality used instrument can deliver the sound you want at a much lower price.
+John Kasza Yep! I've totally considered buying older instruments and having them overhauled. :) Still looking around!
I use to do the samething with my recorder before I started playing flute because I wanted to have one so bad. I wounder how many flutist before playing flute played there recorders sideways?
I wonder too!!!!! So many people here are saying they did the exact same thing!! :D
JustAnotherFlutist Thank you for replying, you have help me learn so much about my flute and different techniques. And maybe one day we will know how many flutist played their recorders sideways so they could pretend they were playing flute. Love you and all of your videos, can't wait to see next weeks♡♥♡
I've been very fortunate that my parents have helped me get both my alto and baritone saxes, while my tenor used to be my brothers so for the most part I'm in good shape to get through music school. I've been out of work for a while and am planning on using my next scholarship refund (I'm a college freshman) on a soprano so I'll have a quartet of horns and can play on any gig that happens to be thrown my way. Eventually I would want to upgrade my tenor, but realistically I haven't played a lot of tenor so I can leave it where it is. WAY far down the road I'd be interested in looking into either a gold plated or sterling silver alto and soprano, but for now and the amount of money I have I know what I have now works and I'm not gonna need to change it. It's for the most part working to get mouthpieces for whatever situation I'd need and maybe a separate neck for my alto, possibly a sterling silver neck for solo work.
At the moment I am teaching myself flute with my Jupiter student model.
Maybe later, a Pearl(?) Intermediate Flute, with Silver head joint and B foot joint. 😊
William Taylor same for me, but with a Yamaha
Sounds like your parents were pretty cool about the whole thing, that's awesome. Parents that are supportive of their kids' interests are great. My parents were pretty broke and some 20 years ago when I needed a flute for school they bought me a used YFL 225S (I assume must be the older model of yours). That's what I'm still playing now that I recently got interested again. But it's quite interesting to get an idea when I might want to get something higher quality... The clunkiness is definitely there... lol
Yeah, I was fully aware that my dad saved up for my flute when I was 8 years old. Both of my parents were not shy to explain the money aspect of it, so I've been aware of how expensive instruments are from when I first started. It proved to be a really good thing though because it set me up to be a good steward of my finances now that I'm grown up. :)
I loveeeeed your impersionation of the "Opera Diva". So cute and funny! And Flutes are expensive! Wow I never thought of how expensive flutes can be!
+Pedro Henrique Brinck Hahahahaha, I wasn't even planning to do that part, it just kinda happened 😆
JustAnotherFlutist very funny and cute. Also a very good way to describe tonal quality. Sometimes I wished the piano could be more like this. And professional flutes are very expensive. I had no idea. I thought pianos were expensive but professional flutes can be as expensive or more depending on which qualities you are looking for. I made another comment somewhere here... people should give us more value because we are very serious about our jobs and we invest a lot of money, time and energy.
Yup- just got a Nuvo plastic flute. It’s not perfect but good for travel, has a decent tone, and you can wash it with dish soap 🤣😂.
Started as a middle/high school band drummer. Have played classical guitar for 40+ years. Played in master classes and perform part time professionally. Have also studied voice for over two years. Studied with a local Symphony flautist in the mid 90’s to add a wind players perspective to my playing, but got too busy and quit. Returned to the flute recently- ironically, after I found out on FB that my flute teacher Laurie died four years ago, too young. She studied with Leone Buyse, played a Powell, she had that huge orchestral tone, she was very sweet, pretty. Laurie took me through the Wye long tone studies, Rubank, some Moyse. Flute playing was good for me since guitarists are not accustomed to flat key signatures. Re- learning’s been an interesting sensation- muscle memory’s coming back, and embrochure placement’s not as hard. Strict metronome work with scales and JAF’s concept of chunking/isolating measures really helps work through rough spots. It’s great to watch JAF and seeing an Asian (Chinese) like me be a regular part of the internet community!!!
*Me, a beginner:* Seeing this video when my investment in a used Yamaha 225-S was considered pricey 😅
Was just talking with my mom on buying a brand name intermediate flute! I'm thinking of gemeinhardt and this video is helping!
That's great!! Happy flute shopping! ^_^
You started at 8 and a few years later you were already playing things like the Chaminade Concertino!! YOU PLAYED CHAMINADE CONCERTINO AT SOMEWHERE AROUND 12! 12!!!! OH MY GOSH
Such beautiful flute playing on the Mateki.
+CreepyMiku :3 Aw, thank you!
JustAnotherFlutist No probs Joanna
My first flute was a Geimenhart (idk how to spell it) that I rented from my school throughout 4/5 th grade. It was student model with open hole and plugs that I used. I moved in fifth grade and that’s when i got my first flute for my own. It was actually a step down from my other one same brand but it wasn’t open hole and was lighter and super ugly sound.... my little sister who is now just out of beginner band has it now so I have a new flute going into high school! It is a Trevor James flute that my dad bought for $180 of of eBay from London. Which was a complete steal! It is an in between intermediate and beginner flutes and had closed holes and no b flat foot joint but it gives me a good time and plays low middle and high notes well! My family doesn’t have a lot of money so I’m happy to own this expensive flute! (It is retailed for a very high price... so 180 wasn’t bad for this flute! In fact it’s AMAIZNG!)
Oh man, a Trevor James for $180 is a STEAL!!!!! I'm so glad you found it! :)
JustAnotherFlutist it sure is!
I play a Yamaha YFL 212 with a silver lip plate, not a very expensive one (well, relatively), but I really like the sound of it!
Yamaha student flutes are really good stuff! :D
Thanks for sharing!!!! Love love love your story!!!
Thanks so much!! :D
Oh my gosh I love the Mateki
I totally relate here. My main flute was worth about 4 thousand (UK pounds) and am definitely ready to upgrade, but obviously funding 😭😭
I feel like you're describing my Miyazawa experience.
This is an epic and incredibly interesting video. Thanks!
I have my mums old flute (like 30 years old) and its just gone into repair cos the tuning was terrible and I had like parts missing 😂😂😂 In a way I hope it there’re like “sorry, we can’t fix it” as its super old and I really want a new one 😆😆
I've been thinking of upgrading my clarinet, and I probably will when I get to high school, since I really want to have a good instrument but I don't really need it at the stage I'm at, 7th grade. But already I've started using better reeds and I actually got a mouthpiece used by players in the Boston Symphony. But I mean my student horn is actually one of the pretty decent ones. It works well for what I need it to. Should work for my auditions coming up : )
That’s awesome! Keep up the good work! I know your probably close to being in highschool and wanted to share some advice. When you play on an instrument that doesn’t work for you as well, you may feel discouraged. But i would recommend getting into lessons if it’s something you really want to continue or get better at, if possible, and have your teacher help you to find the best clarinet for you! You don’t want another one you’ll outgrow in two years. (I am rewatching videos so I came across your comment, just thought I’d share you certainly don’t have to!)
Joanna this was a great idea for a video but I was disappointed your brannen was in shop. I would have loved you to play the hobbit theme on it so we could compare it to your other flutes. The brannen you reviewed wasn't 14k so do you think you could do a video playing the hobbit theme once you get your flute back? Thanks.
I really want to some day get the Nagahara Mini in the Mopane wood. Right now I have a Guo piccolo and love it. FCNY should start carrying Guos.
+Erin F I have 2 students who have it and they sound so lovely on it!
Omg what a coincidence! I'm going and trying out professional models on Monday!!!!
Wooo!!! Have fun!! :D
You should look into Arista and Song headjoints, I've seen alot of people using Arista's lately and I know Jasmine Choi uses a Song headjoint. I really want a new flute with a sankyo or arista headjoint. The projection on both is absolutely insane.
OMG, Arista headjoints are BEAUTY. I've tried them and met the maker a few times. I've got to look into Song headjoints now, thanks for the heads-up!
wow I watched the full video. thank you for making this videos.....
I absolutely love the flute although it’s not my main instrument. It’s my 14th year on piano and i decided to pick up a woodwind as my backup instrument then i picked a flute. I have used 3 flutes my first three months because i started on an old Yamaha 221 then i got a Gemeinhardt open hole student model which is ridiculous... just bought my first personal flute last few days which is a Yamaha 362H and feel that’s the minimum quality of a flute than I can accept
+Ryan Qu Those are all good flutes! An interesting issue I find with musicians who have played other instruments for a long time is that your ear is far more attuned to what sounds good that it can get a bit frustrating to start at the beginning with beginner instruments. You got this!
Reminds me of the Sound of Music ... "My favourite things" ...
I caught the same bug with special flutes; I played a wood flute when I was searching for my current flute; I still play a silver flute, but I’ve been wishing for wood tone in my instrument ever since;
Oh gosh, wooden flutes. I STILL have that bug but decided not to mention it in this video because I really don't see how it would fit in my financial plan and inventory of instruments I actually _need_ XD It's definitely just a huge "want" of mine...
I️ ended up being able to get a wood flute headjoint (not the same but close enough) from Eva Aralikatti for a steal; won’t say how much I️ bought it for, but we’ll just say that it’s one of the lowest prices she’s sold one of her headjoints for.
I really want to upgrade my flute😭 I have to play Cantabile et Presto on my Armstrong student flute and just not sounding the way I want it to :/
Cassandra i started playing in 5th grade and now im in 10th and in september i made the upgrade from an armstrong 104 to a pearl intermediate
jeremy I’m in 11th grade ! Im just patiently waiting for the day my dad will help me purchase a new flute that will suite me better
Cassandra the funny thing is that i think my old headjoint sounds slightly better than the new one
Cassandra I would recommend for you either Powell Sonare or Azumi or Amadeus or Burkart Resona or Trevor James or Di Zhao. 😃❤️🎶🎼
Kiara Eijo thanks for the recommendations! I also really want to try out a miyazawa
I am in 7th grade and I play the flute in my school band. I would love to be an experienced enough flutist to the point where I can change the fingering of the note on a song and know the notes well enough to be able to play the song effortlessly.
So here's an idea, when you get the Lafin head, fit your current Brannen to the Mateki?
Have you tried any modern wooden flutes? Like the Yamaha YFL874W?
I'm an oboist but I find your videos pretty interesting! Also, my little brother wants to play the flute.
+That Oboe Awesome!! I'm so glad you enjoy my videos, and I hope your brother does too! 😊
are gemeinhardt FLS1 good? Can you do a review on them I have one but I just want to know what you think of them
+Kaitlynn Dawsey Gemeinhardt has really stepped up their student model flute game in the last few years, so it's probably pretty good! 😊
Did you know that Jupiter also makes Wave Line Flutes (see my comment in one of your vids)? The D-Loop model I talked about is EXACTLY like the Azumi Wave Line 0v0
+CreepyMiku :3 Just looked it up! FCNY has them in stock, so I might take a closer look!
JustAnotherFlutist Woot woot
Played first chair flute and piccolo in high school orchestra. Played flute off and on for a few years. Just got a Gemeindhart open hole for about $700, all I could afford. Still trying to keep the air from leaking from the bottom end. Sloppy fingering.
You will NEVER be satisfied until you get so disgusted with prices of these 'WONDERFUL FLUTES' that makes you into Jasmine Choi, that you finally realize that there really is not much difference between flutes at the professional grade level. Gold, Silver, tin it's all in the quality of the musician that's playing it. So while some 'key actions' are smoother, don't be so hung up on what the flute is made of. No sense in making the stores that sell those 'miracles' richer than they already are. But when the time comes that you are in demand, then buy whatever ya want to buy. It's not the flute, it's the TALENT that hard work provides that will determine success. (sometimes it's WHO ya know)
You can hear the difference in the tone. I just bought a silver flute and the tone is so much smoother and richer than the nickel one I've been playing for years.
@@chrisminion, the point is, there is no end to the 'better' flutes. What made you buy the nickel flute, that you're not satisfied with now? It sounded 'good enough' for the level you were playing at, a beginner'. Now you are playing at a higher level and you found a flute that sounds 'so much smoother and richer'. If you can afford it, buy it. But realize this, don't get caught in the trap that better flutes will make you a better musician.
I literally just put it all on my credit card with no interest as long as it’s paid in 24 months which sounded like a awesome deal to me and that’s just for a intermediate flute. Once I paid it off ill look into buying a professional one
Around 2:24 you start discussing flutes that are manufactured today that are meant for quite young players. I need more information on this! Is there another video on flutes like that for smaller children? If so, any ideas on brands/models?
Joanna has a review of flutes for younger players, here is a link :3
ruclips.net/video/qteHBFrPG-4/видео.html
Hi i'm johanna i am 9 years old i love your videos
The downside to renting a flute is sometimes the flute is so substandard that it doesn't respond well enough and it can discourage the new player enough to quit where if the flute actually responded well enough they might have continued playing.
Love your plans the video was so interesting.
Thank you! ^_^
Oh boy... I’m rewatching this and a 14k gold solid Brannen-KINGMA(?!) would be at LEAST $55,000... $39,000 at that time seems like a bargain now haha
How can I tell when it's time for new pads on my pearl flute 665 with forza head joint?
Vic, try cleaning the pads with a high concentration of alcohol. The alcohol will evaporate leaving the pads clean and dry. You can also use alcohol to clean sticky keys and rods. I use an old toothbrush. When you are wiping the pads, try not to damage the pads. Instead of wiping the pads, blot them with cigarette paper, it will not leave lent or damage the pads and also clean the rim of valves where they contact the pads.
I’m Mia, I’m 12 and I play Saxophone in my Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble (auditioned). I want to switch to Flute and I’ve always wanted to play Flute. I play a lot of instruments already and own a Silver Piccolo (Buddy), Yamaha Flute, Alto Flute, And an Advanced Open Holed Flute so I would think I’d be prepared for a part but I don’t know how to ask to switch, I don’t know if she would think I was good enough or not. Can you help me?
E-mail.
"She", as in your ensemble director? If so, all you need to do is straight up ask her if you can audition for a flute part. Directors love that. :) Also, let her know that you've got all these awesome flutes in your inventory that you can pull out! :D All the best!
Omg I had the same problem except I don’t want to play flute. After rehearsal, if she’s not busy, just go up and politely ask and talk about it.
Incredibly interesting about what you might expect to pay for professional instruments. I had to laugh at my own self, though. At first I was all, "For $10,000 for a head joint, that thing better come to my house and play its own damn self." This is really helpful though, for people to understand that if you have a commitment to an instrument (especially as an older learner) do NOT run out and buy a $300 whatever and end up throwing good money after bad. In addition, I'm very jelly that you met Sir James Galway. WOW
I always love your videos. How you find time to do all this, I'll never know. I was a Music Ed major, majoring on sax and minoring on flute. I love the flute but am still playing on my little Artley student model. That was when they were made in Elkhart, Indiana, so it's a decent horn after all these years. BUT I've always wanted to upgrade for the ease of playing and quality sound, just have struggled to justify it since it is not my main thing. I use it for doubling and teaching. What would you suggest?
Especially since you're using it for doubling and teaching, and I would suggest a flute with a solid silver headjoint on a silver-plated body at the very least. ;) This will give you a much deeper, richer sound without having to shell out as much as you'd need for a solid silver flute. Happy flute shopping! :)
Thanks for your quick response. So there are no best brands to go to given a choice?
So funny. John is such a lucky guy.
*I'm* the lucky one! ^_^ He's wonderful
Can you make a video on the 100 dollar Etude flute. My friend plays it and it sounds good, so I want to see an official review of it. It is on Amazon with a 4 star rating.
In my opinion,I actually dont really like it because the higher notes sound shrill,and you cant reach the low C.However,on my new flute,I can reach all the way to a hogh F smoothly,and I can get a deep low C.
I have a Sankyo Etude B and a Muramatsu EX. I'm using an old Powell 2100 headjoint on the EX, since the Muramatsu HJ, although pure on the lower ranges, becomes too resistant above Eb6. The Sankyo NRS-1 HJ is better by comparison, but the Powell beats both. These days I don't have much $$, but I'm thinking about using the Powell on the Sankyo, and upgrading the HJ on the EX. Do you think it's a viable alternative to get the EX HJ re-cut to improve it, saving $$ on another HJ, or is this not feasible ?
Can you teach us how to get beautiful tone like yours and different kinds??
I currently have a Yamaha advantage 200 ad flute that I have been playing for 3 years and an Armstrong 358 piccolo that I am renting from my school. Do you have any recommendations for which type of flute I should move up to or what I should do regarding my piccolo?
Depends on what you're going to do with the instrument. If you simply need a step-up, try looking into flutes that offer just the solid silver headjoint with a silver-plated body. That way, you get the upgraded sound and depth of tone without spending WAY too much more. If you're looking to go professional in the future, then maybe you'll want to look into solid silver flutes. With regards to your piccolo, same idea! I suggested to someone else that you can try to find a better quality piccolo used, play it for a few years until you know exactly what you're looking for in a piccolo, and then keep the used one as your back up when you get a new upgraded piccolo in the future that matches you. :) However, don't forget to keep what you're actually doing with the instruments in mind. Your expenses should match what you're actually doing with those expenses. ;)
That's all well and good, but what's your plan for financing a nickle plated tin-whistle?
One more thing to add to the flute inventory...
Why was your picc recalled?
I bought an alto clarinet on ebay from a high school for a bargain, but i have to get it massively overhauled and i do NOT have the funds as a university student to get it fixed and that makes me sad
For the flute aficionados out there (yes I watch this channel and don't play the flute and I don't know why), is there an R13 (clarinet) or Mark VI (saxophone) equivalent for the flute? In other words, a model that came out at some point in history that everyone had to have or every manufacturer had to copy?