Yamaha FL221 C Flute

Advantages: Good quality
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I decided to rent a Yamaha YFL221 flute for a few months out of curiosity. Normally I play a different brand flute, but I really wanted to know what a Yamaha was like. Yamaha are well known for the high standard of their musical instruments. In my opinion, this reputation is well deserved. This particular flute retails at around £399, which is the at the more expensive end of the student flute price range. The whole flute is silver plated. This silver ...
...that it may be because Yamaha instruments are "set up" in a warmer climate, so it may need to be warmed up in our colder climate to make it sound the same. However, in my opinion this doesn't affect the quality at all. Although I am quite happy with my normal brand of flute, I would still definitely recommend the Yamaha YFL221 for its sheer quality. ... Read review