
The scale was a little funky and would take a while to get used to.But, a very pleasing, characteristic flute sound. I recently played a real gem closed hole Haynes at Weissman flutes in NYC and was really impressed by the sound. If you've got around 2000 to blow, the old Haynes closed holes are a favorite of WW doublers, particularly in the pits of good ole Broadway. I can pick up one of my elementary students 200 series and make a very pleasing flute tone on it. if you're a beginner, plug the holes and you'll have a flute that will take you for a long while.Įven the 200 series are very nice instruments. You might be able to score one of these for around 1200-1500 bucks. Eastar C Flutes Closed Hole C Flute Musical Instrument with Cleaning Rod, Carrying Case, Stand, Gloves and Tuning Rod, 16 Key Student Flute Beginner Kids Flute, Nickel, EFL-1 4. In my opinion (and in the opinion of many others) the new 5 series aren't near as nice.

The old 581's and 584's are real values, they were such good flutes, that Yamaha changed the model number to the 684 and started charging a lot more money for them. I don't think you can wrong with Yamaha flutes.
