Eeeewhhh!!! I despise Drellinger headjoints! I would never recommend them to anyone. I know it is all a matter of opinion, but I wouldn`t give that many a dime!

Is it the headjoint or the man? I`ve heard stories about him being a pain. Have you had a bad experience with a Drelinger, if so, what`s the problem?

It is no use sniping over flute makers or brands. To each his own. When one of my students wants a new flute or headjoint I tell them to set a budget and then try several models blind and go from there.

I would recommend an Artly for a beginner or an older Gemeinhardt that`s in good condition. I find the older models to be of better quality, so they nedd to be fixed less often, and have a clearer tone.

An Artley??? Are you crazy???? I hope no one actually takes that advice!

When I have a student try a new flute, invariably they will find a Jupiter or Yamaha or Pearl much easier to play than any of their USA made counterparts. This is after 20 + years of private teaching.

The Artly has a warmer tone that I love. It`s not as shrill as some other flutes.

Not as shrill? Lol! And I guess that the fact that it is made really poorly doesn`t matter? Not, something that I would recommend.

By the way, it is spelled ARTLEY. If you are going to recommend a brand, at least know the how to spell it.

Dear fellow flutists, please no sniping. To each his own, anyway, a good flute player can make a good flute sound beautiful, a great flute player can make the worst flute sound fantastic.

Q.) is it flutist or flautist?
A.) when your paid your a flutist when your not paid your a flautist

In case you were wondering

Patrick, that is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard! How funny!!!
Do you seriously believe that?

....and you teach flute lessons? Lord help us!!!

I was referring to the flutist or flautist, by the way.

According to Galway, it is only flautist if you have gas. Hee! Hee! I love that one!

I am a professional FLUTIST, and I do get paid, but I have always referred to myself as a FLUTEST because I do not play the Flaut.

It is all just preference. If you read some of the older posts, you can see what others have to say about it.

it was just a joke

these debates remind me of when we were all young and naive and worried more about what school we went to, who we studied with or what type of riser we had in our headjoint or what serial # of Haynes we played on

On a par with worrying about what shape the ends of our shoes were.

Or the shape of the key cup arms, or the feel of the open holes, or the metal of the body, or the precious metal content of the springs, or the presence of adjusting screws, rolled or soldered tone holes. Why not get excited also about what type of pivot screw, or the lubricant used... how tight the crown cork should be.

Saxophonists worry about lacquer or silver plating, or black nickel finishes, or no coating at all. The sound difference between black lacquer, gold lacquer, and clear lacquer.... nitrocellulose lacquer or epoxy.... cryogenic treatment, type of resonator, and whether pads are kid leather or kangaroo hide.

Clarinetists worry about which type of ligature they use, and whether the pads are leather, cork, microfibre, `Norbeck`, `Blueback`, or membrane-covered felt....

Do oboe players worry like this? Or do their reeds keep them fully occupied, and perhaps a little closer to sanity.

wasn`t the Galway comment that using the world "flautist" made him sound like a nobleman with gas? If that IS the case, perhaps he`d care to drop the entirely useless and elitist title "Sir" and stop playing concerts dressed as an eighteenth century lord. Then perhaps he`d be better qualified to lecture us mere mortals on the perils of pomposity.