Playing Bach on 10 different flutes from cheapest to most expensive
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2024
- I played one piece (Bach) on 10 different flutes from The Flute Center of New York, as well as my own ranging from $500 to over $50 000 and wonder...can you hear the difference?
Here are the flutes in the order that I played them. Please note that prices will change over time and may not reflect the exact prices in the video.
1 - Gemeinhard 2 SP
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2 - Yamaha 362
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3 - Di Zhao 601
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4 - Trevor James Virtuoso
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5 - Altus solid silver flute
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6 - Haynes Q fusion
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7 - Powell Arumite 9K
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8 - Miyazawa Vision full Brögger
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9 - Brannen Cooper 14K with silver keys
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10 - Burkhard 14K solid gold with gold keys (yikes!)
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My flute: Muramatsu SR-PTP: flutecenter.com/products/mura...
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My friend wanted to do a thing for his PhD studying if the metals in flute really made that much of a difference or if it were that because a flute is like 10x more money it's just built better, but unfortunately the university would not fund buying small tubes of solid silver, gold and platinum
I couldn't hear a dime's worth of difference between any of them.
My thought also...! 😌
The6 all sounded Fantastic!
after a certain point, the sound difference is minimal. It is really how well it plays -- how easy it is to do what you want. So it is not surprising that your own flute works best -- you have the most experience with it. I play a closed hole, hand made silver Haynes. I did find a hand made closed hole Gold Haynes to test, and there was no difference in sound (for me), and other than the prestige, no reason to upgrade to gold. When I was testing flutes to get my current flute, it was subtle differences in the keywork and head joint that made the most difference. I am an amateur, but I suspect that my experience is common.
Your experience is definitely common !
I have tested a dozen different flutes by different makers, all professional and honestly, they all feel similar. Gold or no gold.
You and your Muramatsu is a match made in heaven.❤ Although I love all the other Japanese flutes as well because of the depths of the sound.
All the flutes sound good, because of you 😁❤️ People are definitely hearing that. What I think not everyone hears is difficult to detect because of your skill- the lower end flutes require more work to produce the same good sound. I can hear how the handmade instruments give you more freedom in musical choices because you're not having to spend extra energy getting them to play precisely. This was a really cool comparison and experiment, I had to watch it twice! 🎶
I like the sound of your flute the best as I think it has a naturally rich, dimensional sound.
I do agree! I mean, don’t get me wrong, I chose that flute exactly for that reason but, in fairness to the other flutes I am also most comfortable on it so that also gives it an unfair advantage. I have another video coming all about gold flutes. I played on them for a few days to see if I could change my opinion of them 😁
@@TheFlutePracticeI’ll be interested to see that video because I’ve personally always preferred the sound of a silver flute 😮
Thank you so much for this opportunity to hear the various sounds and tones played by you on each flute. I also play flute, and love it!
Well! What an epic performance 👏🏼👏🏼.
I like to hear flut-off's. Just to listen is an adventure! One's confidence in an instrument (the one you love), makes a whole heap of difference.
To me the cheaper (not cheap, though) flutes sounded breathier.
My preference is for the Haynes Q Fusion overall, closely followed by the Yamaha 362, (a surprise to me) and yes, the Burkhart! (Do you know you can buy an apartment in some places for $64 000😊
I thought the next to the last one sounded the best. But I thought the altus and the Powell also sounded very good in a little different from the rest that all pretty much sounded the same. I've always said it's the player or not the metal that makes the beautiful sound. I bet the Jasmine Choi could play a series of Coke bottles and it would sound magnificent!
my favorite was the Di Zhao and i like that the price isnt too bad either of course lol right now i have a good ole Yamaha 222 😄 you should try the wooden headjoints too!! i really like the sound of those
🎶 beautiful ❤
Wow! That was wonderful Tatiana! Thank you! I can't wait to watch it again. I love the Bach Sonata in A minor. Well played! Good speakers will show the difference in the flutes, no question.
I can always tell when there's gold involved. Silver has a sharper resonance. I prefer gold, although I will probably only ever get a gold lip plate.
Proof that a the skill is in the player rather than the depth of your wallet ! All but the Geminhard sounded brilliant .
I have an E.F. Dean silver open hole. Paid $1000 for it. It’s got a hard tone. I can put my mouth piece on a Gemeinhart and get a softer sound . Hmm.
Boy oh boy you really soared on that gold Burkart!
I loved the Powell and Haynes as well as your flute the best. Until the 10k range the tone quality change was noticable in my opinion!
Wow-I could really hear the differences in all the flutes! As you went up the (price) scale, the tones in generally got richer, warmer, smoother, and more nuanced. There were several jumps that stood out, though: the Gemeinhardt sounded really pinched in the upper octave compared to the Yamaha (makes me want to trade mine in :'( ), and the TJ Virtuoso had noticeably more bite than the one before. But other than that, it felt like the deepening of old wine. Very cool!
Bruh I have a solid silver altus and it was only £3k (only lmao 👀) but deffo not 10k if I read that correctly
OK, the gold flutes sound the best. Interestingly, a gold flute is what Galway plays.
Lovely video, as usual... however, $500 is DEFINITELY not the cheapest flute a person can buy. In fact, $500 is a bit of a pro price.
Actually, it’s 2024 now. So- no.
A good flutist can’t play well on any flute,and make the sounds, harmonics and flute sing.
Your flute sounded great! The gold was probably the best but to be serious I liked the Gemeinhadt as well.