Right hand, and that took care of the problem. I did have a little trouble with the right hand countering the Than the silver flute does, so some adjustment in hand placement willīe necessary - especially for the left hand. Some things to be aware of: This flute has a thicker outer diameter I can hardly stand to touch my silver flute now, even though I just I performed with it throughĬondenser and dynamic mics and was always pleasantly surprised at how (I just took it on an 8 dayĬruise I was performing on, and it responded beautifully.) Another bonus is that this flute won’t crack like wooden instruments – and you never need to use wood oil. It mainly just needs to be swabbed after playing. Like me who have acidic sweat don't have to worry about tarnish or The blackĬomposite material is such that fingerprints don't show up, so people Whole lot of time wiping this flute after playing. Overall impressions: I love the fact that I don't have to spend a I'm not exactly sure what they're made from, but Mechanisms, etc.: The action of the keys is very light on closing,Īnd quick opening. The third octave notes speak much moreĮasily than any silver flute I have played. Speaks securely and loudly all the way down to low B. (actually better than wood if you ask me) tone. You do get a fat, rich, beautiful, almost wood-like No matter how hard you try it's just not there. Grenaditte Flute, like wooden flutes, will not make that silver sound, Silvery-ness that many flute players favor, but I find annoying. To overcome the 'silver sound' - that high-partial, edgy, bright,

When I play a silver flute I spend a lot of time trying Sound: I will start by saying that I absolutely LOVE the sound of Zippered carry bag with shoulder strap, wooden cleaning rod, cleaning It's much lighter than any silver fluteĮxtras: Aluminum case with plastic sides (very cool looking), There's a piccolo out there made of the same stuff, though I've never Made to resemble instruments made of grenadilla wood. Materials is proprietary so I have no idea what the ingredients are), Specs: made from grenaditte, a man made composite (the composition of Robert is a knowledgeable, friendly dealer, and I’d gladly do business with him again. Make/Model: Guo Brothers Grenaditte Flute (I have #53)ĭealer: The only dealer in the USA is Robert Strouf of I bought mine on an ebay auction for the introductory price of $1995.

I've had a little over a month now to get acquainted with my new Guoīrothers Grenaditte Flute.

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