Has anyone played one of these flutes made of this silver? I am curious of the sound and of weight difference v/s sterling silver. I have been tempted to trial one of these flutes. Before I due however any insight would be appreciated. Especially if you have played any Altus brand flutes.

I recently trialled a couple of Altus flutes, 907 and 1007. The 907 has a "Britannia" silver head on a plated body and the 1007 is a 925 sterling silver head and body with plated mechanism. To be honest, I could find little difference between the two headjoints and found the tone of both flutes to be a bit thin and shrill for my taste, so didn't purchase either.

However, there are those who rave (positively) about Altus flutes.... It really is a matter of finding a flute which has the "wow" factor for you and not getting too hung up on materials. For me it was a Yamaha 674 that had the "wow" factor - but then there are plenty who rave (negatively) about Yamaha flutes!

I went to a store and tried a bunch of flutes.

One of them was the Altus 1307. I loved it! I wasn't willing to pay that much for a flute. I am not a professioanl musician and that would have been too much of an extravagance for me.

I haven't tried the other models of Altus because they didn't have any others available, but that one was great. The mechanisim was fabulous.

I have been told that the headjoints on Altus are hit or miss. The one I played was a dream.

Try one for yourself and see what you think.

I have never been impressed with the sound that I produce on Altus flutes. I preferred the sound even of a Yamaha over it. We (my husband and I) did not like the sound at all on the Britannia silver that I tried a few years back. This is only my personal preference and opinion, but I still get the best sound out of a Powell.