

For me, an adult that could justify a little more expense because I knew I'd stick with it AND that the thing wouldn't be dropped on the floor a dozen times before I got out of high school (I'm 40) she said "just use the better flute. Thewookie34 my teacher doesn't really believe in "student" flutes unless it's an issue of budget or parents being concerned that a kid won't stick with it. This is especially true in high register notes for me - I can get them out a little easier on a student flute, but on my step up flute once I had them down, they just sing!
#Azumi altus flute professional
I can be "sloppier" with it than with my DiMedici, but by comparison the Armstrong just sounds weird and tinny and dead to me (but requires less air and less effort.) The better sound from the better flute is so worth any frustration that came from switching, and I'd guess that's how you'd feel changing to an Azumi with a professional headjoint. I do not know how the headjoint I'm currently using compares with an Altus Z cut.īut, thewookie34 is right - and I just busted out my student flute, an Armstrong 104, to bust through some scales to prove this point. All Azumi flutes feature the Altus-Bennett Scale, a Gizmo Key and an Altus Z-Cut Professional headjoint with a. With the added benefit of a solid silver Altus Z-cut headjoint, this allows players to. I play a Jupiter DiMedici 1011, which was basically the predecessor to the Azumi flutes. The Azumi AZ2 Flute is an excellent enhanced student level flute. Took me a few months to get them back mainly because I didn't really get them to a quality sound on my student flute. You may lose a few note off the top of your range. You'll have to adjust and it will take around 1 to 4 hours to adjust to the flutes you try. Open Hole, Offset G, B Foot, Gizmo Key, Altus Z-Cut Professional Headjoint with. It's not going to go from being able to play from C4 to A6 to playing C4 to D4. Let me just say though, you'll likely be able to get a hold of the flute pretty quickly.

You can wait and sound better at the start or get it now and struggle for a week or two and be at the same place you'd be if you put off the purchase for a year or 2.
#Azumi altus flute full
At the start, it will be harder but as you play it will be much easier to get the full sound of the flute. The AZUMI Britannia silver body flute AZS3RBE The AZUMI AZS3RBE comes with an ALTUS S-Cut Britannia silver (958) headjoint, while the lip-plate and ri. While it maybe a little harder to adjust to the new flute as a beginner you'll end up getting used to the flute faster because you don't have as much of a built tendency of playing a student flute for a long time. My teacher explained it this way when I literally asked this same question:
#Azumi altus flute series
The difference between say my student flute and the AZ2 will be the fact that it's requires more air. Selmer Bundy Ii Flute Gemeinhardt M2 Student Flute Gemeinhardt 50 Series Flute W Hardcase Flute With Hardcase Flute W Hardshell Flute With Hardshell Foot Gold Lip Gemeinhardt 2Np Haynes Handmade Blessing Flute Closed Hole C-Foot Gemeinhardt Flute 3 Flute Low B Foot Armstrong 104 Silver Plated Flute Foot Open Hole Inline Armstrong 104 Silver Plated Gemeinhardt Flute 52Sp Fresh Coa 104 Silver. Sliver plated body Signature Series headjoint. The different combinations of silver purities used in the S and Z series underlines the characteristics of each cut to the headjoint, bringing out the individual qualities of each.About a year I bought my immediate flute. S series: Oval shaping to the embouchure hole leading to more blowing resistance and a rich, colourful and 'personal' sound. Named for the mountainous region of Azumino, Japan, the birthplace of Altus handmade flutes, Azumi flutes rely on the premium performance and playability of the unique Altus 'Z' embouchure cut on a Sterling Silver headjoint, which responds quickly and easily and produces a full and rich tone in all three registers. Z series: Rectangular shaping to the embouchure hole leading to a quick response and an easy focusing and production of tone. Azumi showcases the tradition and beauty for which the flute makers of Japan are recognized and celebrated.

