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I need help with choosing a new flute!?

• I'm a sophomore in high school and its time for me to get a new flute, because i need one. We have 4 bands at my school and I'm in the second highest band, the Symphonic Band. I've been looking around online and at my local shops for flutes and i just cant decide which flute would be better and which flute has the best quality. So i need help. Please go through the websites i posted and tell me your opinion. Price is not an issue. 1. Jupiter: Jupiter 711 Series Intermediate Flute: 711RBSO-B foot, Offset G Price: $1,241 http://www.wwbw.com/Jupiter-711-Series-Intermediate-Flute-472782-i1438484.wwbw?mode=1 2. Yamaha: Yamaha YFL-361 Series Intermediate Flute: YFL-361H/LPGP - B Foot, Gold Lip-Plate Price: $1,186.99. http://www.wwbw.com/Yamaha-YFL-361-Series-Intermediate-Flute-464627-i1434782.wwbw 3. Yamaha: Yamaha YFL-361 Series Intermediate Flute: YFL-361H B Foot, Offset G. Price: $1,171.99. http://www.wwbw.com/Yamaha-YFL-361-Series-Intermediate-Flute-483708-i1435512.wwbw 4.Pearl: Pearl Flutes Quantz 665 Series Flutes: 665RBE-1RB –B foot, Off Set G, with split E. http://www.wwbw.com/Pearl-Flutes-Quantz-665-Series-Flutes-466969-i1427793.wwbw

• Answer:

  If you're going to be buying a flute online, then definitely stay aware from WWBW. Go to www.fluteworld.com or www.flute4u.com. These are flute specialty shops, and it's a way better idea to purchase from people who know what they're talking about. If you're going to be going with any of those, I would get the Pearl. Sure, I'm a bit biased because that's what I play on, but they have a great sound, and too any people think "Oh, just a get a Yamaha." In my honest opinion, there isn't anything special about them until you get into the professional range of their flutes.