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Customer Reviews

Well-Done!

Posted by Grace (on 12/4/13)

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Hello everyone! I know that I wanted a review before I bought this flute, and I'm here to give you one. First, a little background: I have been playing the flute for seven years, was first chair flute, etc. This is not my first Gemeinhardt. I started playing on a 20 year old gemeinhardt, transferred to a Yamaha. My band teacher lent me a Yamaha open tone hole flute for about a year, so I have something to compare to.

Now, I went back to Gemeinhardt. I've had this flute about six months. The flute itself isn't heavy, but it doesn't seem too delicate. It's silver-plated, not completely silver, so it is more durable. It it exceptional for the price. The tone is good, and the keys are responsive. It's not hard to get sound out of, although someone with less playing experience might be frustrated by the open keys. In comparison with the Yamaha, both were good flutes, but I liked this one much better. The key's response was so much better than the Yamaha's. When playing fast passages, the response time is worth it. I would recommend this flute for anyone with more than two years playing experience, but anyone looking for a good step up flute wouldn't go wrong with this one.