Hey there,
I've been playing flute for few years now using a mid 70'2 nickle plated M2 flute. I now feel that it's time to move on to perhaps, a yamaha.
Anyway, I wanted to sell this M2 to put towards a yamaha, as I was wondering roughly what this flute is worth.
The finish is still remarkably clean and shiny (a flautist/repairperson was suprised to find out that this was over 30 years old due to the clean pads and the clean finish) It does have a small ding on mouthpiece though.
So if anyone can give insight (or lead me in the right direction) I would be most grateful.
BTW, the serial # is A92728 Thanks in advance
It's hard to assess the value of the flute without seeing it. The most important part is the pads, for it can look wonderful but be in bad shape if the pads are in bad shape and do not seal well. However, if it's in good condition, you can expect around $100 to $200 for it. It would be a nice down payment for another flute.
I run a flute consignment business and you can visit us at http://www.theflutemarket.com. I currently have a nice student yamaha flute and I am getting in an intermediate 481 yamaha (open holed, gold lip plate, c foot) in the next few days. That would be an excellent upgrade instrument for you, but if you did not want to spend much, even the yamaha 225II would be nice.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of assistance.
My first flute was one of these and I still have it, in fact(sentimental value and all).
The body isn't actually so awful - typical student flute, in fact. the headjoint, though, is rubbish. Far inferior to even the most basic student models Gemeinhardt or Yamaha makes today. I'd really recommend upgrading to even a used Yamaha 200/300 series. Or if you have the money, get a Yamaha 500 series. How much silver the flute has in it really makes no difference in the sound that the audience hears, so you might save quite a bit of money on a good like-new condition 500 over one of the pricey solid silver models.($1200 or so, used is common for a 500 series, IME)
I suggest you keep it, if you can, as a second flute.
It is useful to have one instrument you can risk on holidays trips and the like. I use may 30 years old Gemeinhardt for that and I am not stressed by having my Yamaha in hotels, camping sites or in a car during the holidays.
Selling it for 100 to 200$ will not make much difference if you upgrade to a 2 K Yamaha. And there may be times when you have your main instrument in the repair shop and you may need your second flute...
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