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trudihiggins

Aug 5 2009, 08:18 AM

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 5 2009, 09:38 AM)

QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Aug 5 2009, 08:35 AM)

Well, I tried a Pearl flute when I was flute shopping the other week. I played about three notes on it before deciding that I hated it

...and that isn't an exaggeration!

There are at least two forum members I can think of who regularly play Pearl flutes, and love them, though. They are good instruments, and as Babybird2 quite correctly says, it's a very personal thing.

MMmmmmm - are they do you think on the same level then as my Jupiter 511 with silver lip plate ????????

andante_in_c

Aug 5 2009, 08:23 AM

QUOTE(trudihiggins @ Aug 5 2009, 09:18 AM)

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 5 2009, 09:38 AM)

QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Aug 5 2009, 08:35 AM)

Well, I tried a Pearl flute when I was flute shopping the other week. I played about three notes on it before deciding that I hated it

...and that isn't an exaggeration!

There are at least two forum members I can think of who regularly play Pearl flutes, and love them, though. They are good instruments, and as Babybird2 quite correctly says, it's a very personal thing.

MMmmmmm - are they do you think on the same level then as my Jupiter 511 with silver lip plate ????????

Depends which model you're looking at - some may be much better than your Jupiter. Generally a Pearl is superior to a Jupiter if your comparing like-for-like.

trudihiggins

Aug 5 2009, 08:35 AM

QUOTE(andante_in_c @ Aug 5 2009, 10:23 AM)

QUOTE(trudihiggins @ Aug 5 2009, 09:18 AM)

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 5 2009, 09:38 AM)

QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Aug 5 2009, 08:35 AM)

Well, I tried a Pearl flute when I was flute shopping the other week. I played about three notes on it before deciding that I hated it

...and that isn't an exaggeration!

There are at least two forum members I can think of who regularly play Pearl flutes, and love them, though. They are good instruments, and as Babybird2 quite correctly says, it's a very personal thing.

MMmmmmm - are they do you think on the same level then as my Jupiter 511 with silver lip plate ????????

Depends which model you're looking at - some may be much better than your Jupiter. Generally a Pearl is superior to a Jupiter if your comparing like-for-like.

It's a NC-96EN

sarah-flute

Aug 5 2009, 01:35 PM

I have a Pearl - it's not "my ideal flute in the world" if money were no object, but it's a good flute

reliable mech, nice headjoint, speaks well through the register and so on

Flossie

Aug 5 2009, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(trudihiggins @ Aug 5 2009, 09:35 AM)

QUOTE(andante_in_c @ Aug 5 2009, 10:23 AM)

QUOTE(trudihiggins @ Aug 5 2009, 09:18 AM)

QUOTE(barry-clari @ Aug 5 2009, 09:38 AM)

QUOTE(Babybird2 @ Aug 5 2009, 08:35 AM)

Well, I tried a Pearl flute when I was flute shopping the other week. I played about three notes on it before deciding that I hated it

...and that isn't an exaggeration!

There are at least two forum members I can think of who regularly play Pearl flutes, and love them, though. They are good instruments, and as Babybird2 quite correctly says, it's a very personal thing.

MMmmmmm - are they do you think on the same level then as my Jupiter 511 with silver lip plate ????????

Depends which model you're looking at - some may be much better than your Jupiter. Generally a Pearl is superior to a Jupiter if your comparing like-for-like.

It's a NC-96EN

I think it might be worth checking the instrument's history. It's not a model I recognise and it may be quite old. I've only seen pearl flutes where the model number starts with PF, e.g. my ten year old one is a PF-661E.

Edit: the N at the start also makes me wonder if it's nickel plated -but I could be completely wrong and am happy to be corrected on this.

Tori_flute

Aug 5 2009, 03:35 PM

I played a pearl flute for about 6 months before I had the opportunity to by my Altus 1307RB for way below retail price

Pearl is ok. One good thing about them I have found is that they have quite a large blow hole that other flutes, which some older new learners seem to quite like I have found...

trudihiggins

Aug 13 2009, 08:01 AM

Ok Ok - I'm put off the Peal flute ! I think I'll just wait and see where the Jupiter takes me - I am going to try a Yammy this week just to compare - just off for a swim - boy it's hot here !!