omg katie, you don’t know how much I needed this video right now. I’m currently trialing flutes looking to find my “forever” flute and have been feeling very bad that gold is not in my budget. Seeing you play on a rose gold flute for so long made me want a gold one for so long, but seeing you now say that silver is still an amazing way to go and that it’s what you prefer right now in your life makes me feel better about playing on silver flutes and hopefully purchasing a new one eventually❤❤
Hang in there and keep on trying flutes until one of the flutes very clearly chooses you. When I went through the FCNY trial process, I too thought about Katie's rose gold flute but it just wasn't in my budget. I tried maybe eleven flutes and then picked up a silver Di Zhao and that flute didn't just speak to me, it yelled at me, "Here I am! I'm your flute!" This will happen to you too. I KNOW it will. Another thing I hadn't considered until Lauren from FCNY mentioned it was trying different headjoints. While I couldn't afford a gold flute, I could manage to get a headjoint with a 14k gold lip plate and riser and wow! What a difference that made (for me) as far as tone quality goes. You have TONS of options and PLENTY of reasons to be hopeful and excited!! Good luck to you! ❤
I bought a new flute back in May of this year. It’s my first gold flute, a Powell 9k Aurumite! It’s pre-owned and I knew it would be my forever flute after my Azumi 3 I’ve had since my sophomore year of high school - I love the sound possibilities of a gold and silver combo. She plays like a dream 🩷🩷
omg i also currently have an azumi az3 and am looking at new flutes currently. I am still kinda deciding how much money I want I to spend but I’m excited to try all different brands i’ve never played on before
I play an Altus 1207 which is solid silver. I love it! I couldn't afford a solid silver brand new flute and bought this one secondhand. The chap I bought it from has turned out to be the best flute teacher I have had and has opened up a whole new world of sound colours and tones for me that I never thought I would be able to produce, but on this flute the possibilities seem endless! ❤
I ordered my Muramatsu DS heavy wall back in Feb! It took 9 months to make as I commissioned it with closed holes (as I have tiny hands). Like you I tried many different flutes and this one felt right, the heavy wall makes the sound so rich. My husband got the mouthpiece engraved as an extra surprise.
I play the clarinet, and I am a beginner again, after 18 years of not playing. I have a Jupiter student clarinet that I really enjoy. I miss my clarinet from back in the day, though, that I unfortunately gave away and regret now. It was a Vito LeBlanc. I've never played an intermediate or professional instrument. But I LOVE your new flute. I remember your vlog with the Powell flute sparking your interest. Congratulations on your new Muramatsu! I really enjoy your channel, I found you through the cheap pink flute videos and have been watching you ever since!
Congrats!!!!! I currently play on a Powell with a Burkart headjoint with 14k lip plate and riser. I love my headjoint and I would love to upgrade to a full Burkart flute in the next few years. Gonna have to start saving now. 😅
when you said Muramatsu, i was on on the edge of my SEAT when you were getting to the model because...THATS WHAT I WANT!! I currently play on a Bonneville from the 1920s and i believe it's a solid silver? it's a great flute.
I play on a Brannen Heavy wall with a Nagahara headjoint with an 18k gold riser. I feel like the riser gave me a good cross between silver sound and gold tone color manipulation :))
I recently bought my Miyazawa 602 with the full Brögger mechanism, which is to DIE for. It is the 958 silver with a gold riser and it’s dreamy. It’s the closest sound I can get to a solid gold flute without paying for solid gold, I feel.
omg that’s amazing for you!! I’m going to be trying out a 602 very soon hopefully (on a waitlist rn) but that’s very good to hear that you like them. Have you ever tried playing on a miyazawa vision and if so was there that much of a difference? I’m really trying to decide whether or not it’s worth the price to go full silver mechanism or just plated.
@@impractical1158 I didn’t trial a Vision next to the 602 so I can’t say anything in comparison, but the 602 has such a gorgeous sound that I don’t think solid sterling keys would matter.
I also did buy a new flute a week ago. I've played for years on a Yamaha student model flute and I also tried many different instruments - Powell, Haynes, Sankyo, Muramatsu etc. In the end I ended up buying a used Muramatsu GX standard model for 5.200€ (bought in September 2023 at Just Flutes London) instead for at least 6.800€ brand new.
Congratulations on your new Muramatsu, Katie! 🥳 It sounds like the perfect flute chose you! ❤ I got a flute from FCNY back in March and LOVED the trial process. I tried all silver flutes, but also tried some headjoints with 14k gold lip plates and risers and noticed SUCH a difference in tone quality with those. I did try a Muramatsu, but it didn't choose me. A Di Zhao VERY CLEARLY did (I'd never even heard of that brand before) and, along with a headjoint with the 14k gold lip plate and riser, we've been living happily ever after ever since! Big shout out to Lauren from FCNY. She's AMAZING to work with! ❤
the headjoint you tried with the silver flute in chicago was a silver faulisi with a 14k riser, I have a similar one and it makes a huge difference on any flute! glad you find a new companion for your endeavours! :)
The Miyazawa half and full Brögger mechanism is soooooo good. I play a 602 which is the full Brögger and I have a friend that plays the 102 with the half Brögger and each instrument feels wonderful in the hands
Blistex medicated..... its the blue one. Pack of three so you have them in different places. Always use before you go to bed. When you wake up all is repaired. Hope this works for you too. My flute friend introduced me to it last winter.
I have the exact same flute and love it. I am a pretty accomplished amateur flutist and continue to take lessons from a teacher who encouraged me to get a new flute. I teach and gig in my little town. It is heavier than my Jack Moore flute which is also a wonderful flute which I have a gold JM head joint and a silver one. It is my back up. But my main one is my Muramatsu DS. I call it the Big M.
I bought new sterling silver head joint Trevor James flute. And i love it. I struggled a bit with open holes cause my old flute was Trevor James closed holes model. But now i am enjoying the beautiful sound. i love the silver clearness and crystal sound 😊
I just got a new Yamaha... to replace my old Yamaha. 😆 What can I say? I had my flute 24 years. I tried lots of flutes but I think I'm too old a dog to teach new tricks. I'm happy with my choice. I'm glad you are too!
Finally! I’ve been dying to find out about your flute! I also play on a Muramatsu DS. All the same features but I did not get the heavy wall. I tried both and ultimately chose the regular. I did get the tsubasa headjoint and I don’t think I even tried the regular one. I was looking for a darker sound and that was what was recommended to me. Now I wish I would have tried it.
Congratulations on your new flute. Hope you love playing it. I have a Nagahara 950 silver with 18k riser on the headjoint, B foot, inline G, .016 wall. Bought in 2003. My backup is a Haynes (Deveau model) from 1982 (inline G, B foor, .014 wall). My first Haynes from 1968 (Fall of my senior year in high school) was stolen in a burglary in 1982. I can barely play my Haynes. Guess it needs some work after someone (not Flute Center) did a nothing COA on it in 2018. I love the Flute Center for repairs.
Hey awesome video 😊 I have an Emerson silver I’ve had it since 1992 it’s special cause my mom got it and a artly(it was my aunt and the first flute I ever played on it’s nickel I think and it’s over 60years old) the sad part of my story is I lost the feeling and dexterity in my hands. So I’m having to relearn how to play. Both flutes are beautiful. One day I will buy myself a new one just don’t know which one lol have a great day.
Thank you Katie for sharing! it´s always so fun to be "nerdie" about flutes 🤓😁 I also love the Muramatsu flutes. I play a gold and a silver. Personally I do prefer the gold as I feel I have more resistence and a bigger color palette on it. When I was in Tokyo I visited the Yamaha flagship store. 8 storie building .. I tried a 14 k Yamaha.. wow! I could see the danger of becoming a flute collector if I had the money.. hahaha..
I play a Brannen Cooper w/ a gold riser. I love it. But I got it like… 25 years ago and I feel like technology w/ the head joints change all the time. I’d be interested in playing a new flute or adding a different head joint to my flute. Have you ever played a wood head joint on your metal flute or switched up head joints? Love your vlogs!
I do not play the flute. I play the piano. So I don't know flute brands, but it is always fun to find that new instrument that fits you. This reminds me i need to get a new piano.
It's true most flutists don't realize the amount of work that goes into repairing flutes, especially modern flutes like Muramatsu, which have a specific pad style, called Lotus, that no other Brand has
I'm a bari sax player, my flute is just for fun so I don't mind my student model Reynolds flute! I think it plays just fine for what I use it for, but I love hearing pro flutists play their expensive flutes
I have wanted a Muramatsu DS since the first time I played my vintage Muramatsu. It's just... I'd have to finance it, which doesn't feel like the best move for me. I'm not even a pro anyway. I just.. WANT it.
Super curious if yours is an SR or the DS? I play an SR and adore it. Similar story of Mura love here... I played a 1980 ST silver Muramatsu all through HS and college, then ended up doing something else with my life. When I went back to playing 10 years ago and got serious enough (and made good money from a career in tech) I went flute shopping and was super disappointed in the new Muramatsu out of the case. I tried a lot of models and makes, at first loved a Yamaha, then was leaning towards a gold fusion Haynes but I kept coming back to the silver SR Muramatsu and loving it more and more, and getting more and more out of it and it just felt so comfortable. I'm now playing at a pro level again, just did a whole run of Nutcrackers with a regional pro ballet again for the 4th season in row. My new Muramatsu isn't so new anymore but it's become my best friend for the last 10 years in my unexpected 2nd life as a gigging pro musician. I agree, there's just something about the way they feel that just works for me too. Every technician also tells me they are the most well made of all the flutes and the most fun to work on!
Idk if you will see this but I need to know how to take the color off of my cheap online flute it came in turquoise and now the foil is peeling and idk how to take it off
Same question. Is it an SR or DS? I can't see the toneholes in the video. I play an SR and I love it, the soldered tone holes make the keywork so even and light.
Katie I love your vids and they have inspired me so much even to the point where I got my first open hole flute Wich I got tips from you and Joanna from JustAnotherFlutist a long with Jasmin choy
I wanted to say, that I‘ve heard, that there are many teachers recommending different flute brands and special flutes. As the mother of my student asked, if I can recomment one, I said, that this is different for everyone, with which brand it works. She played a Thomann before, so she’s an intermediate player and tried different ones and liked Yamaha, so they bought the Yamaha. I had tried Yamaha before and didn‘t liked it, but the friend, who had the Yamaha I tried, didn‘t liked Pearl, which I had from the beginning. I tried Muramatsu too, but at the Moment, I can‘t afford it. But liked the Muramatsu 14K actually. 🥰 Didn‘t tried a silver one. In Germany, there is only one seller for the golden ones.
omg katie, you don’t know how much I needed this video right now. I’m currently trialing flutes looking to find my “forever” flute and have been feeling very bad that gold is not in my budget. Seeing you play on a rose gold flute for so long made me want a gold one for so long, but seeing you now say that silver is still an amazing way to go and that it’s what you prefer right now in your life makes me feel better about playing on silver flutes and hopefully purchasing a new one eventually❤❤
Hang in there and keep on trying flutes until one of the flutes very clearly chooses you. When I went through the FCNY trial process, I too thought about Katie's rose gold flute but it just wasn't in my budget. I tried maybe eleven flutes and then picked up a silver Di Zhao and that flute didn't just speak to me, it yelled at me, "Here I am! I'm your flute!"
This will happen to you too. I KNOW it will.
Another thing I hadn't considered until Lauren from FCNY mentioned it was trying different headjoints. While I couldn't afford a gold flute, I could manage to get a headjoint with a 14k gold lip plate and riser and wow! What a difference that made (for me) as far as tone quality goes. You have TONS of options and PLENTY of reasons to be hopeful and excited!!
Good luck to you! ❤
I bought a new flute back in May of this year. It’s my first gold flute, a Powell 9k Aurumite! It’s pre-owned and I knew it would be my forever flute after my Azumi 3 I’ve had since my sophomore year of high school - I love the sound possibilities of a gold and silver combo. She plays like a dream 🩷🩷
omg i also currently have an azumi az3 and am looking at new flutes currently. I am still kinda deciding how much money I want I to spend but I’m excited to try all different brands i’ve never played on before
Oh wow! I bought a silver Powell but I got to try the aurumite- how awesome!!!
Santiago and his apples! Never gets old!
I play an Altus 1207 which is solid silver. I love it! I couldn't afford a solid silver brand new flute and bought this one secondhand. The chap I bought it from has turned out to be the best flute teacher I have had and has opened up a whole new world of sound colours and tones for me that I never thought I would be able to produce, but on this flute the possibilities seem endless! ❤
I have an Altus 807 body, paired with a Miguel Arista solid-silver head joint.
I'd love a solid-silver Altus, or Sankyo, at a later date. ❤
Loved when I tried the DS heavy at NFA. Absolutely gorgeous flute to play - I felt the exact same about the clarity just as you described. 🎉
Love your vlogmas sooo much❤❤❤
I ordered my Muramatsu DS heavy wall back in Feb! It took 9 months to make as I commissioned it with closed holes (as I have tiny hands). Like you I tried many different flutes and this one felt right, the heavy wall makes the sound so rich. My husband got the mouthpiece engraved as an extra surprise.
I play the clarinet, and I am a beginner again, after 18 years of not playing. I have a Jupiter student clarinet that I really enjoy. I miss my clarinet from back in the day, though, that I unfortunately gave away and regret now. It was a Vito LeBlanc. I've never played an intermediate or professional instrument. But I LOVE your new flute. I remember your vlog with the Powell flute sparking your interest. Congratulations on your new Muramatsu! I really enjoy your channel, I found you through the cheap pink flute videos and have been watching you ever since!
Congrats!!!!! I currently play on a Powell with a Burkart headjoint with 14k lip plate and riser. I love my headjoint and I would love to upgrade to a full Burkart flute in the next few years. Gonna have to start saving now. 😅
when you said Muramatsu, i was on on the edge of my SEAT when you were getting to the model because...THATS WHAT I WANT!! I currently play on a Bonneville from the 1920s and i believe it's a solid silver? it's a great flute.
I play on a Brannen Heavy wall with a Nagahara headjoint with an 18k gold riser. I feel like the riser gave me a good cross between silver sound and gold tone color manipulation :))
I recently bought my Miyazawa 602 with the full Brögger mechanism, which is to DIE for. It is the 958 silver with a gold riser and it’s dreamy. It’s the closest sound I can get to a solid gold flute without paying for solid gold, I feel.
omg that’s amazing for you!! I’m going to be trying out a 602 very soon hopefully (on a waitlist rn) but that’s very good to hear that you like them. Have you ever tried playing on a miyazawa vision and if so was there that much of a difference? I’m really trying to decide whether or not it’s worth the price to go full silver mechanism or just plated.
@@impractical1158 I didn’t trial a Vision next to the 602 so I can’t say anything in comparison, but the 602 has such a gorgeous sound that I don’t think solid sterling keys would matter.
I also did buy a new flute a week ago. I've played for years on a Yamaha student model flute and I also tried many different instruments - Powell, Haynes, Sankyo, Muramatsu etc. In the end I ended up buying a used Muramatsu GX standard model for 5.200€ (bought in September 2023 at Just Flutes London) instead for at least 6.800€ brand new.
I hear you warming up on that polar express! LOL tis the season!
Congratulations on your new Muramatsu, Katie! 🥳 It sounds like the perfect flute chose you! ❤ I got a flute from FCNY back in March and LOVED the trial process. I tried all silver flutes, but also tried some headjoints with 14k gold lip plates and risers and noticed SUCH a difference in tone quality with those.
I did try a Muramatsu, but it didn't choose me. A Di Zhao VERY CLEARLY did (I'd never even heard of that brand before) and, along with a headjoint with the 14k gold lip plate and riser, we've been living happily ever after ever since! Big shout out to Lauren from FCNY. She's AMAZING to work with! ❤
the headjoint you tried with the silver flute in chicago was a silver faulisi with a 14k riser, I have a similar one and it makes a huge difference on any flute! glad you find a new companion for your endeavours! :)
Love my muramatsu DS the tone color and ease of play is awesome
I use a Miyazawa 102. I'm just a hobby player so silver-plated is good enough for me.
The Miyazawa half and full Brögger mechanism is soooooo good. I play a 602 which is the full Brögger and I have a friend that plays the 102 with the half Brögger and each instrument feels wonderful in the hands
Oh I was so sure you bought that Powell you tried 😮
I think it’s a heavy wall Muramatsu DS. The key work and case are muramatsu
Is that David Sheppard doing your repair? So happy to see him at the Flute Center! We miss him in Texas. 🥰
Blistex medicated..... its the blue one. Pack of three so you have them in different places. Always use before you go to bed. When you wake up all is repaired. Hope this works for you too. My flute friend introduced me to it last winter.
haven't heard of this Strauss opera before. gonna look it up
13:56 this sounds an awful lot like the polar express suite LOL
I have the exact same flute and love it. I am a pretty accomplished amateur flutist and continue to take lessons from a teacher who encouraged me to get a new flute. I teach and gig in my little town. It is heavier than my Jack Moore flute which is also a wonderful flute which I have a gold JM head joint and a silver one. It is my back up. But my main one is my Muramatsu DS. I call it the Big M.
I play a Muramatsu DS from the Flute Center, too
I bought new sterling silver head joint Trevor James flute. And i love it. I struggled a bit with open holes cause my old flute was Trevor James closed holes model. But now i am enjoying the beautiful sound. i love the silver clearness and crystal sound 😊
I just got a new Yamaha... to replace my old Yamaha. 😆 What can I say? I had my flute 24 years. I tried lots of flutes but I think I'm too old a dog to teach new tricks. I'm happy with my choice. I'm glad you are too!
omg yes, i currently play on an azumi made by altus and im trialing new flutes rn to find my forever flute and so far ive liked the altus the best😂😂
Finally! I’ve been dying to find out about your flute! I also play on a Muramatsu DS. All the same features but I did not get the heavy wall. I tried both and ultimately chose the regular. I did get the tsubasa headjoint and I don’t think I even tried the regular one. I was looking for a darker sound and that was what was recommended to me. Now I wish I would have tried it.
Congratulations on your new flute. Hope you love playing it. I have a Nagahara 950 silver with 18k riser on the headjoint, B foot, inline G, .016 wall. Bought in 2003. My backup is a Haynes (Deveau model) from 1982 (inline G, B foor, .014 wall). My first Haynes from 1968 (Fall of my senior year in high school) was stolen in a burglary in 1982. I can barely play my Haynes. Guess it needs some work after someone (not Flute Center) did a nothing COA on it in 2018. I love the Flute Center for repairs.
Hey awesome video 😊 I have an Emerson silver I’ve had it since 1992 it’s special cause my mom got it and a artly(it was my aunt and the first flute I ever played on it’s nickel I think and it’s over 60years old) the sad part of my story is I lost the feeling and dexterity in my hands. So I’m having to relearn how to play. Both flutes are beautiful. One day I will buy myself a new one just don’t know which one lol have a great day.
The tune you played was "Ukrainian Carol of the Bells" (I recorded an alto sax & flute Christmas CD, and that was one of songs I included).
Thank you Katie for sharing! it´s always so fun to be "nerdie" about flutes 🤓😁 I also love the Muramatsu flutes. I play a gold and a silver. Personally I do prefer the gold as I feel I have more resistence and a bigger color palette on it. When I was in Tokyo I visited the Yamaha flagship store. 8 storie building .. I tried a 14 k Yamaha.. wow! I could see the danger of becoming a flute collector if I had the money.. hahaha..
I play on a Burkart 998 silver glute with a nagahara 18k headjoint!
I have a Trevor James Chanson flute. As a woodwind doubler, it has been very reliable.
That’s my flute!!!! We are flute twins!!
I play a Brannen Cooper w/ a gold riser. I love it. But I got it like… 25 years ago and I feel like technology w/ the head joints change all the time. I’d be interested in playing a new flute or adding a different head joint to my flute. Have you ever played a wood head joint on your metal flute or switched up head joints? Love your vlogs!
I do not play the flute. I play the piano. So I don't know flute brands, but it is always fun to find that new instrument that fits you. This reminds me i need to get a new piano.
About 15 years ago I went to a Wagner opera at the Met that lasted 6 hours. I think there were 3 intermissions.
It's true most flutists don't realize the amount of work that goes into repairing flutes, especially modern flutes like Muramatsu, which have a specific pad style, called Lotus, that no other Brand has
I'm a bari sax player, my flute is just for fun so I don't mind my student model Reynolds flute! I think it plays just fine for what I use it for, but I love hearing pro flutists play their expensive flutes
I recently got the haynes Q fusion ! I almost got the muramatsu DS heavy wall. It was very close 🙈
I think it's a silver Sankyo
I have wanted a Muramatsu DS since the first time I played my vintage Muramatsu. It's just... I'd have to finance it, which doesn't feel like the best move for me. I'm not even a pro anyway. I just.. WANT it.
My guess is a Muramatsu flute with a Faulisi headjoint.
Muramatsu DS or SR?
My guess is a Muramatsu SR with silver soldered toneholes 👀
I play a solid silver Haynes from the 1950's but dream of a muramatsu
Super curious if yours is an SR or the DS? I play an SR and adore it.
Similar story of Mura love here... I played a 1980 ST silver Muramatsu all through HS and college, then ended up doing something else with my life. When I went back to playing 10 years ago and got serious enough (and made good money from a career in tech) I went flute shopping and was super disappointed in the new Muramatsu out of the case. I tried a lot of models and makes, at first loved a Yamaha, then was leaning towards a gold fusion Haynes but I kept coming back to the silver SR Muramatsu and loving it more and more, and getting more and more out of it and it just felt so comfortable. I'm now playing at a pro level again, just did a whole run of Nutcrackers with a regional pro ballet again for the 4th season in row. My new Muramatsu isn't so new anymore but it's become my best friend for the last 10 years in my unexpected 2nd life as a gigging pro musician. I agree, there's just something about the way they feel that just works for me too. Every technician also tells me they are the most well made of all the flutes and the most fun to work on!
I think it’s another Muramatsu!
Idk if you will see this but I need to know how to take the color off of my cheap online flute it came in turquoise and now the foil is peeling and idk how to take it off
Btw, I'm guessing Muramatsu. I'm paused, and I'm hoing you say a Japanese maker. (Although I know some other great makers).
YAS!
Muramatsu DS or SR
Same question. Is it an SR or DS? I can't see the toneholes in the video. I play an SR and I love it, the soldered tone holes make the keywork so even and light.
Katie I love your vids and they have inspired me so much even to the point where I got my first open hole flute Wich I got tips from you and Joanna from JustAnotherFlutist a long with Jasmin choy
I wanted to say, that I‘ve heard, that there are many teachers recommending different flute brands and special flutes. As the mother of my student asked, if I can recomment one, I said, that this is different for everyone, with which brand it works. She played a Thomann before, so she’s an intermediate player and tried different ones and liked Yamaha, so they bought the Yamaha. I had tried Yamaha before and didn‘t liked it, but the friend, who had the Yamaha I tried, didn‘t liked Pearl, which I had from the beginning. I tried Muramatsu too, but at the Moment, I can‘t afford it. But liked the Muramatsu 14K actually. 🥰 Didn‘t tried a silver one. In Germany, there is only one seller for the golden ones.
And I have the Pearl PF665RE, so it‘s a silver headjoint and a silver plated body with open hole keys, or how it‘s called in english. 😂
You have a plug in one of the holes, why?
My Haynes never leaks.
Brand new flutes will, also after a COA, they have to be “played in”
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