armstrong flutes are great. the only way you can have problems with one is if you mistreat it. You can have a 10,000$ insrument and it dont mean squat if you mistreat it . every one who says that armstrong flutes suck is probably armstrongs compition who is geting stomped on by armstrong. I have a custom made flute by armstrong and a beginers flute they are both exelent

How in the world did this post get brought back up? It was started nearly TWO YEARS AGO!!!

A custom made Armstrong??? Are you serious? What model is it?

my flute was specal made to. the guy at the store where my mum bouht it from said that is was made with and x tra key. i am not sure thow about armstrong flutes

I would be very careful with Armstrong flutes, the few students of mine who own them find them resistant and hard to play in the upper and middle register. They can, however, have a very full tone, but one has to work hard.

P.S. Piccolo Queen, sorry to correct your spelling, but poor spelling might hurt you later in life

be careful with armstrong flutes these days, some of my students have them and find them very resistant in the middle and upper octaves, they actually have a full tone, but you have to work for it.

p.s. piccolo queen, sorry to correct your spelling

I own an armstrong flute right now and I have had a lot of probelms with it. Springs breaking bad pads.

bad tone

I have an Armstrong Heritage II and I love it! It`s 10years old but still going strong. I wasn`t too sure about buying it at first, as I thought I wanted a Yamaha, but I`ve got no regrets!

There are Armstrongs and Armstrongs. In my experience, for every good one, there may be a hundred that range from mediocre to apalling.

Try before you buy and only pick the good ones!

I agree with Piko, be sure to try before you buy, some of the new ones are heavier than drain pipes

Armstrong flutes are really good, they`ve got a really good sound. I`ve been playing one for about 6 years now and I really haven`t had any trouble with mine. Of course, it`s the player, not the flute, but I wouldn`t get a cheap brand. Armstrongs are fairly priced.

"Armstrong flutes are really good, they`ve got a really good sound."

I think that anybody, especially a flute-playing technician, who has had contact with MANY Armstrongs would find it impossible to agree with that.

As I wrote before:

"There are Armstrongs and Armstrongs. In my experience, for every good one, there may be a hundred that range from mediocre to apalling."

".... but I wouldn`t get a cheap brand. Armstrongs are fairly priced."

Where I am, at least in recent years, Armstrongs HAVE been a cheap brand, but overpriced.

are fairly priced.

I had no idea Armstrong`s were that good until I read this forum page.