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Rare and Beautiful

Advantages: Easy to play once learnt, well worth the price paid
Disadvantages: None

The bassoon is a very rare and beautiful instrument, in both senses of the word. It sounds very beautiful and looks equally so (although I’m afraid I will be biased as I am a grade 4 bassoonist in 3 music groups). Where you may have heard the bassoo ...

HPark96 02.03.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Adler 1356 Short Reach Bassoon

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i love it

Advantages: better sound quality, upgrade
Disadvantages: getting used to it at beginning, none after 2 weeks or so

I was given this flute by my parents. my flute teacher felt it was time for me to upgrade from my yamaha flute which i had for 4 years. it was open wholed and was new to me. i chose this flute after having tested it for a week or so. my flute teacher r ...

postgirl.pat 13.08.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Altus Open Wholed Flute

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Stick to well known brands like yamaha!

Advantages: Ok as a cheap flute for beginners
Disadvantages: Poor tone, bad value for money!

When I was eleven years old, my Dad asked me if I wanted to learn an instrument. At that time, there was a girl in my class who was already grade 3 on the flute, and I thought she was amazing, (she was, she got a dploma when she was 15!) I wanted to be ju ...

vickiellis77 10.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Armstrong 102 C Flute

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