Greetings All !
New poster here, with a question.
My daughter is in her 3rd year and we are about to invest in an intermediate level flute.

We are looking at the Pearl 665 B Foot and the Haynes Amadeus 600 B Foot.

If anyone has any input on the differences of these and the good and bad points as well as any other information you are willing to offer, it would be very much appreciated.

Pearl seems to have a very good history in flutes and they are quite durable (our school has and uses 12 year old pearl flutes)

I have also never heard of that other brand...but it all depends on your budget but the most common flutes I have seen especially at a State competition the flutes were using

Pearl
Yamaha
Gemeinhardt (i think i spelled that wrong)

But it all depends on what your child wants and what u can afford...also look for ceartain features that each flute has and see which one has features that you would more likely need and want.
Hope that helps

I liked the Pearl that I tried last month.

I don't like the Amadeus. It sounds to bright and thin for me.

I like the Haynes classic series much more than the Amadeus. I think that the mechninism on the classic series was smoother. The headjoint on the one that I tried was very responsive.

A flute is really a very personal instrument. You should really let her try them both and let her decide what will work best for her.

Better yet. Let her blind test a bunch and see which one she picks.

I almost bought an Amadeus when they first came out (before I found my flute). I think they have a great tone, rich and dark. I am not a big fan of the Pearl, but I feel as if that's why she likes, invest the few more dollars and upgrade to the Dolce flute.

Also, have her try the Resona flute. I am a big fan of the Burkart line and it looks as if their new student line is promising...

I've never tried the Amadeus.. but I have a Pearl (the Dolce, 695 CODA) which I love! The headjoint that came with it (the Forza with gold lip) was ok, but just not perfect for me, so I use a Yamaha EC on it.. its a great combo for me!

I tried the Pearl 765 (I think the same headjoint as the 665? Just all silver) and the sound was SO thin compared to all the other flutes I had tried (Miyazawas 102-402 with all their headjoints and Yamaha Allegro (more silver one) and Yamaha 574).. It was compared to the Yamaha 574 at the very same time but I know it applied to all of them I tried. But I do know one person who was our section leader in our top of 3 bands and my school and she has the 765 and she sounds AMAZING. You really need to get your daughter to try out both flutes and even more if you can Just have her try as many as you can.

why does she need a b-foot?

i have heard good thinks about maramatsu flutes, you could try them, and the yamaha ones,
but decide what features you have to have on it and try each flute that have the features and are within your price range.

In terms of quality of flute for the money spent, an intermediate flute is often not a very good buy.

Many 'intermediate' flutes are student model flutes, which are produced in solid silver, or with a silver headjoint, with open hole keys, and a B-footjoint. The engineering of the flute, tonehole placement, and embouchure cut of the headjoint are the same as the student flute, and these flutes generally play much like the student models.

A better performance-for-the-money choice would be a good student flute (if she already has a Yamaha 200 series flute, no need for a new flute body!) with a professional headjoint. The headjoint is the major source of sound and responsiveness from the flute.

There are several flute manufacturers now who take advantage of the good headjoint idea- Powell's Sonare and Haynes Amadeus are two of them. They have moderately good- but not as good, in most cases, as their pro headjoints- heads, in cheaper, usually Tiawanese flute bodies.

If she already has a good student flute, $1500 could buy a heck of a headjoint, and the resulting 'intermediate' flute would probably play the pants off most available intermediate models.

I agree with Patrick that it is unlikely that she actually NEEDS a B-foot. But most intermediate and above, new flutes do have the B-foot.