Klarinet Archive - Posting 000216.txt from 2009/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Good Cheap Flute?
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:27:55 -0500

At 11:01 PM 1/11/2009, Kevin Fay wrote:
>I've decided that I need to take the plunge and round out my doubling - just
>too many pit gigs that I have to turn down because I don't play flute.
>...
>I'm leaning towards Yamaha on brand loyalty alone - everything I've ever
>purchased from them, from motorcycles, stereos and outboard motors to the
>clarinets that I use in my orchestra have been top-notch. With the Yen so
>hing, most are spendy though. Thoughts?

It is hard to go wrong with Yamaha for anything. Gemeinhardt is a
very popular brand. I personally prefer the headjoint on their
50-series models, but, of course, YMMV. Armstrong at least used to
be good. I have an older used Armstrong 104 as my own flute. I also
tend to like Emersons. They have what I call a "masculine" flute
sound -- very sharp and direct, not at all "airy." There are now a
number of companies, among them Powell and Haynes, that sell
top-quality Chinese-made flute bodies with their pro
headjoints. These would be a bit higher than a student flute. So
far we have had no complaints about them.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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