She should have just kept her Yamaha. She would have been waisting her money by buying a First Act flute and then be in the same situations anyway. First Act is no better then any of those other off brands off of ebay except for the headjoint.
This is just a crazy theory. Maybe and this is a big maybe she sold her nice Yamaha so she can get enough money to buy that Hot Armstrong Head (fire extinguisher not included) off of e-bay. After all the ad does say "That means sliding on this headjoint will transform your student model flute into one that feels and sounds like a professional model."