He said it is definitely a good student flute and a wonderful price for it.

Works great!It was not cheap, but the price was right for the quality and fair.

Amazon quickly handled refunding my purchase price and paid for returning without knowing I would be purchasing another flute from them.

Amazon's price is a very good price for a new flute of this quality

I bought this beginner flute for my son because it was priced at a great price

It is much nicer than her rental flute (which had an air leak and therefore not a rich sound like this flute has) and now we don't have to pay the monthly fee we had been paying for the past two years.

The flute has a lovely sound and responds well to my daughter playing it.

But despite all the dings and knocks that it's endured, it still plays, and it still has that sweet, warm sound

This misleading comment alone could turn hundreds off to what I consider a great starter instrument.

The keys were responsive and it is a lovely-looking instrument

While this is a suitable beginning instrument for beginning, it is a knock off made in China.

I spent a long time looking all over for the best value instrument.

It was a great instrument to learn in my young life and got me to first chair

It's certainly not in the same beautiful condition it was over twenty years ago.

I received the flute quick and in good condition exept for some sticky goo on the inside of the body piece, about an inch wide

The item was received in excellent condition - ready to play

When your child moves up to an intermediate flute, or quits the flute (it DOES happen...), the name Gemeinhardt will give you assurance that you have a decent resale value.

I can't see how you could a better value than this instrument.

I spent a long time looking all over for the best value instrument.

I bought this for my 10 year old daughter since her band teacher recommend this brand

Brand new, perfect condition, and great price.

I would recomend this brand to just about anyone who is serious about playing

However, it did not go right buying locally

Great buying experience.

This is a great buy well worth the money

My instructor said I got a great deal for the price.

She was amazed at the quality of this instrument and said we got an amazing deal.

Great deal on the same flute that our schools push us to rent from a local music company

Gemeinhardt makes a fine product; it is certainly vastly superior to the no-name brands coming out of China

I think they did not do a good job checking product quality before shipping it

Defective product.

A very satisfied customer and one who recommends this product highly.

Was bought for my grand daughter for high school band and she loves the flute!

I shied away from this because I was afraid that changing it back to a straight flute could potentially hurt my daughter's progress.

My daughter's music teacher had recommended the Gemeinhardt for it's quality and value; it definitely was what the music teacher said it was and at half the price of a Yamaha student flute.

I have never played one in my life and found the tone to be very clear and easy to blow.

Gemeinhardt flutes, I have found, have a harsh tone to them and aren't as fluid to play as other brands

Yes, the upgraded flute had better tone, but the Gemeinhart was much easier to play and still produced nice tone

Its tone was sweeter and warmer than the other instruments, which had all sounded fine enough, but still somehow colder than this.

Its tone was sweeter and warmer than the other instruments, which had all sounded fine enough, but still somehow colder than this.