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On Thanksgiving I found out 1 of my nieces [9 yrs old] is taking flute lessons at her school. She is presently renting a Gimienhart
flute with an option to buy.

My sister and her husband want to buy her a flute and they said the school would sell the 'rental' for $600.

Is a flute in the $300 OK? And is the $600 Gimienhart, like say a $2000 Martin, or a
$6000 MSA Mellenium?

I obviously don't have a clue as to what the
start-up price would be for a quality flute.

Maybe some of you steelers also play or have played flute and could steer me in the right direction.

TIA, ya'll...

ChipsAhoy

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My grand-daughter was the "first-chair" flutist in her high-school orchestra. She had one flute for general use and a "millenium" type (expensive)for prestige purposes. It was worth a college music scholarship for her at Nashville's Belmont College. www.genejones.com

I put the words "Flute Forum" in a search engine and came-up with this: http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewforum.php?forum=2&954

Joel,
Thanks for that very in-depth link to
flutes. Most helpful.

Chipper

Chip,
Go to your "search" page,& type in,"Yusef Lateef".

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Smiles.......check your email, good buddy.
I haven't been able to get back to hyberland until now. And, likewise, thanks for that link.

Just with all the pros helping me here with
my little deary, I know she's just getting off on the right flute, er, foot.

Thanks All.