Your shopping cart is currently empty.
If you have not already done so, you can login to your account to see any items that may be saved in your cart. Once logged in, you may also add items to the cart that you saved previously to your wishlist.
Upgrade Your Instrument
Upgrading Your Flute
Features of upgraded flutes include:
- Solid silver headjoint and body (improves tone quality)
- Open hole keys (allows for fine tuning of notes and special effects)
- B foot (expands range and improves tone quality of upper register notes)
Flutes may have an offset G key or an inline G key; this difference is strictly one of personal preference. An offset G key is designed to fit the hand more naturally for a more comfortable ergonomic feel, but some players may prefer the inline G.
The shape of the embouchure hole differs slightly by manufacturer and model. This can affect ease of play and tone quality. However, the impact may be different for each person. This is one reason for trying at least a couple different instruments when upgrading.
Flute Model Comparison
| Level | Open Hole Keys |
Offset G |
B Foot | Silver Headjoint |
Silver Body |
Other Features |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemeinhardt 2SP | Student | ||||||
| Yamaha YFL-200AD | Student | ||||||
| Selmer SFL611BO | Intermediate | ||||||
| Gemeinhardt 3SBNG | Intermediate | ||||||
| Gemeinhardt 3SH | Intermediate | ||||||
| Yamaha YFL-362H | Intermediate | ||||||
| Yamaha YFL-381H | Intermediate | ||||||
| Yamaha YFL-462H | Intermediate | ||||||
| Yamaha YFL-462HLPGP | Intermediate | gold lip plate | |||||
| Yamaha YFL-481H | Intermediate | ||||||
| Gemeinhardt 33OSBC1 | Advanced |