Las flautas yamaha son muy buenas.He tenido una desde que empece que fue hace como 3 años y medo y me ha salido muy buena,no se me ha hechado a aperder.Son caras pero en si buenas.Tambien las palmer son buenas pero no tanto como las yamaha.Bondy es otra,no estoy segura si se escribe asi pero bueno.No importa que la flauta sea usada porque la mayoria que venden usadas son buenas.

Since I failed to leave a translation for what I said, I`ll translate Sandra`s message to make up for it.
Translation:
Yamaha flutes are very good. I have had one since I started which was about three and a half years ago and it has worked very well for me. They are expensive but good. Palmer`s Flutes are also good but not as much as Yamaha. Bondy is another, I am not sure if this is how it is spelled, but it is good. It is not important if the flute is used because the majority that are sold used are good.

Note: I left out the translation for "no se me ha hechado a aperder" because I am not sure exactly what it means. I think it means that her flute has not broken down on her yet.

Bundy flutes! I think Married with Children didn`t do much for their reputation.

Lol! Bundy flutes have got to be one of the worst flutes! Why would anyone recommend one? Maybe lack of experience?

getting ur first flute u reallly need a yamahar, they r brillaint ive got one and like everyone in my class does. My teach recomened it heaps

trust me they r good and cheap

So Kipsix and Arak, do you think that last post is a troll? Look at the spelling. Dyslexic maybe?

I`m not a fan of Yamaha , but they do have good resale value. When people don`t know flute brands... they certainly recognize "Yamaha".

I just sold a Yamaha instrument on Ebay and made a lovely 50% profit from what I originally purchased it at locally. The instrument looked great, it was well designed, aesthetically pleasing, but did not play as well nor had as pleasant a tone as a lesser known brand I stumbled across in a classifieds ad. So after fixing up my lucky find I more than made up in the sale of my Yamaha.

Musical instruments are truly unique creatures in which no two truly sound/feel alike. There are good instruments in every brand and if it is a first flute, you can really do very little wrong by purchasing any of the major brands.

Even a used Bundy ::crosses self:: is a suitable flute to begin on versus some of the newer flutes that are being churned out nowadays.

Since the poster chose not to use a name, I can only presume that this is the first time posting, I wouldn`t think it appropriate to jump to any conclusions. No pattern.

But, if I was to make a decision based on the given infom, I`d be suspicious.

As always, I would recommend that any true dyslexic, or for that matter any person who struggles with spelling, either type your post in word and utilyze the spell check available there (then cut and paste), or use one of the available on-line spellcheck programs.

It is always a good life skill to thoroughly edit any written communication. That is the advantage over oral responses --- impulsivity and lack of clarity can be given a second thought. This isn`t a chat room or AIM, there is no need for instant respnses, so there is time for editing.

Why wouldn`t a person want to look as intelligent as they really are? Sloppiness or poor skills give an impression of lower intelligence. Dyslexic people DO NOT have lower intelligence, so they must take advantage of available technology and solid life skills to display their true levels.

"Even a used Bundy ::crosses self:: is a suitable flute to begin on versus some of the newer flutes that are being churned out nowadays."

Piko - I agree.

try a Jupiter 507 or 511

my first flute was an armstrong with a solid silver head joint, but it had a lot of resistance. the best flutes i ever had/played were gemeinhardt and concert. the concert flute was of cheap material from karenpap on ebay but she closed shop. hers was the easiest and warmest to play even when i was out of practice or the flute was cold.

A perfectly set up really cheap student flute will always play better than a slightly leaking highly expensive flute. Student flute will not have best tone but will play much easier.

I am not talking about chinese or kmart stuff either, those are basically garbage.

Bundys are very decent, may not be best in tune or tone, But are very durable and will last along time with care. New parts are readily accessible and with care from a competent repair person they can be great to play.

While any new solid gold flute will have a great tone a small trill key leak will add extra resistance, making the player think this brand of flute is not good.

I think people may be against certain brands they have played just because the brands were setup wrong or leaky.

In another post asking about flutes I reccomended to play a few of each model. There will be a playability difference between new flutes of the exact same brand and model, because some are setup better than others.

my armstrong with the solid silver head was redone and still had too much resistance. the yamaha flute i had did not play as well as a cheap concert flute. bundy was the wosrst flute i ever tried. it was just awful. hard to describe. the concert flute immediately tarnished at the lip plate but it was so warm in tone at any room temperature and i could play it when i was out of shape.

Resistance also has to do with cut of embrochure plate and design of headjoint.
Bundys do have basically bad design overall but will last many years with care.