Great Step Up Pro Flute! Tested and it plays marvelously with a full, gorgeous sound! $1050 Features include: Sterling Silver Head, Body, and Foot Joints, Inline G key, and a B foot joint. This flute would make a great step-up option for the advancing flute student. Used Gemeinhardt Solid Silver KGG X (#414387)Ĭustom Open Hole Flute in very good condition. Really fairly new looking with very little use, excellent like new pads. Interesting enough though is that Armstrong apparently has moved everything back to the States, “Made in USA”…” Over all I found it comparable to the Altus 907, the Muramatsu and Sankyo appeared better made, but I’m relying from memory.įor the price for which I paid, a quarter of the original $2400 suggested retail, I’m happy with my purchase but only time will tell if it will hold up as well as the older Armstrongs.Īs a foot note I’d like to add that having been out of the loop for quite awhile I was a bit overwhelmed to find that there are so many manufactures out there, many unknown, mostly from China, with the same specs, pointed arms, open holed, b foot, sterling silver, etc as the more established ($$$$) manufacturers starting a at a 10th the price so there is no way of knowing what quality of flute is being sold so it’s probably safer to stick with established lines even though their lower models are made in China and elsewhere.
The hand cut embouchure took a little bit of adjustment over the P4 on the 80B, but is open to more flexibility and octave changing, where as the P4 is overcut for ease of playing but not as open for express ability. Although the 80B gives confidence of a well-machined instrument the 60B has that slight hand assembled appearance, even the pads have been individual shimmed for performance, I checked. “With direct comparison to my 80B SS (1999) the 60B once properly setup and adjusted is IMHO a definite step up from the 80B. "The new Heritage line has been developed with these goals in mind, offering great value and providing performance that is truly deserving of the Heritage legacy." "Flutists are asking for instruments with premium performance and feature characteristics at accessible prices," said Gerardo Discepolo, flute product manager. Armstrong has introduced a new line of alto and C flutes. "RETURNING TO THE HERITAGE Line tradition of quality instruments.
"From the little information that I could find the new Heritage line 61/60B lived a short life span, not too sure on the politics involved, but was part of Armstrong’s venture in producing a reasonable priced semi-professional flute by having it manufactured in China, I believe, so not to be confused with the Vintage Heritage line." From the internet we found these quotes we would like to use: It really plays almost like these high end Japanese made flutes like Muramastu, for example. This is a great playing flute, practically in new condition from a short term, evidently, foray in the high end flute market by Armstrong.
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