Alto Flute.

Burning Down · 10-05-2012, 09:31 AM

I have acquired an alto flute as a year long rental because I need it for school. It's a transposing instrument, tuned in G instead of C (as the regular flute is), and it has a great sound! I love it and hope to have one of my own one day. The cheaper ones cost about $5,000. The retail price of this particular one is about $8,000.

Size comparison with my own regular C flute:

There is also the option of using a curved head joint, as on the bass flute, but I don't like that feeling on the alto. So I use the straight head joint because it's more comfortable for me.

10-05-2012, 09:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Burning Down The Music Guru. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Beyond the Wall Posts: 4,858	Alto Flute. I have acquired an alto flute as a year long rental because I need it for school. It's a transposing instrument, tuned in G instead of C (as the regular flute is), and it has a great sound! I love it and hope to have one of my own one day. The cheaper ones cost about $5,000. The retail price of this particular one is about $8,000. Size comparison with my own regular C flute: There is also the option of using a curved head joint, as on the bass flute, but I don't like that feeling on the alto. So I use the straight head joint because it's more comfortable for me.

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