Are colored flutes any different then silver ones? im thinking about getting a black one. Are they not as good as silver ones? thanks

The colour has absolutely NOTHING to do with quality. However the makers of high quality student and professional flutes do not make coloured ones. So treat them as junk until you have reliable evidence to the contrary.

Perhaps the truth hurts, but a buyer of a flute would have to be very stupid indeed to base his/her choice on the colour of the instrument.

Thanks alot.

There is a such thing as a colored flute??

like red? -_-`

ooook.... I`ve never seen one before... the only oddly colored instrument I`ve ever seen is a metallic navy blue alto sax...

and that probably had the tone quality of a Fisher Price toy... like $400

anyways... the only different colored flutes I can think of are ones that are different shades of silver. Like a Nickel flute will look darker than a sterling silver flute, and depending on what it is made out of will make a difference in the darkness/brightness of the tone.

And out of curiosity would the black flute you`re talking about be a wood flute? Because if that`s the case, then a wood flute will sound VERY different then a metal one, and it will be a bitch and a half to take care of.

-Leslie

Yes there are different colours. I`ve seen a pink piccolo on ebay for a start. I agree, likely to be junk.

Liz

You`re welcome, Casey.

No, im not talking about a wooden one, its a black flute. its on ebay.

Treat is as similar quality to painted jewellery :-)

you canget them at jc pennys for 100-200

Flutes come is all different colors. Black, Red, Purple, Blue, Green, whatever. My colored flute is red. It’s great for stage. When the stage lights hit my red flute it looks awesome.

As far has tone quality. I believe that any great flute player can make any flute sound awesome. I know that a great flute player like Herbie Mann or Rahsaan Roland Kirk could pick up any old flute and kick a**! Ya know.

I love my red flute on stage when playin’ some funky soul music. But maybe from what others say a colored flute isn’t for an orchestra set-up. It has been a long time since I’ve played in an orchestra.

My opinion is that it’s all about your style.

"...I believe that any great flute player can make any flute sound awesome. I know that a great flute player like Herbie Mann or Rahsaan Roland Kirk could pick up any old flute and kick a**! "

It`s obvious you have yet to meet the range in quality of flutes. YOur statement is simply not true.

The world`s greatest racing driver would not win ANY race, driving a Model T Ford, nor could his performance impress ANYBODY on the track.

Nor would a pole vault champion get much height with a bamboo pole, nor impress anybody, unless he had the ignorance to impress himself.

I write humbly from the experience of servicing and playing over 120 brands of flute. That is several hundred different models.

“It`s obvious you have yet to meet the range in quality of flutes.”

Yes you are right about that. And like a said before; It has been a long time since I’ve played in an orchestra. I could probably learn a lot from you Meme

Again this is just my opinion… I really feel that there is a magic that happens with someone who truly masters their flute (or any other instrument). I think that someone as great as Herbie Mann has some kind of magic that I’ve yet to touch.

hey, i`m glad ther`s colored flutes. I`ve been looking every where for one and i can`t find one. where are they!? are they ,more expensive than normal ones? let me know thnx!

They are very cheap because they are relative junk.

“hey, i`m glad ther`s colored flutes. I`ve been looking every where for one and i can`t find one. where are they!?”

Check out the link below for colored flutes:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3746441558&category=10183

Another link to check out for colored flutes.
http://stores.ebay.com/colored-musical-instuments

Much Love,
TribeGirl76