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Post by simply_dolling on Nov 12, 2007 13:55:43 GMT -5
I give this flute a B. The flute does not look that realistic, it is missing buttons and things, and does not make a sound. The book is cute, has real music and is nice. I give the book and the fingering chart an A. The case I give an A-, it has a nice padding but no handle and does not look that realistic. Good quality. The stand is an A+ because it is fully adjustable and can go up and down easily. All in all, the set gets an B. OH, and Kelsea wants me to mention that it's fun performing but she hates practicing. But that's just her.
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Post by LaurenInChicago on Jan 2, 2008 23:58:48 GMT -5
I give this flute a B. The flute does not look that realistic, it is missing buttons and things, and does not make a sound. The book is cute, has real music and is nice. I give the book and the fingering chart an A. The case I give an A-, it has a nice padding but no handle and does not look that realistic. Good quality. The stand is an A+ because it is fully adjustable and can go up and down easily. All in all, the set gets an B. OH, and Kelsea wants me to mention that it's fun performing but she hates practicing. But that's just her. Well, many professional-grade flutes come in cases that do not have handles, usually we carry them in a soft bag or soft flute case, but I agree that it is missing a few keys. I got a miniture flute at a gift shop at Lincoln Center that looks exactly the same.
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Post by vflo on Mar 13, 2010 21:11:03 GMT -5
I like the flute.
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Post by ladysapphire on Jun 17, 2012 11:18:47 GMT -5
The flute, I don't think is *exactly* to scale-- and yes real flutes break down into three pieces but from a practical and manufacturing standpoint that's just too much of a hassle to really work. The post stated above is correct--some intermediate level and all high end professional level flutes are kept in handleless cases with a soft, sheepskin lined cover. The book included is an EXACT copy of the Essential Elements book I started on in Texas schools in 1994, down to the melodies on the pages-- it's an old standard and honestly I would have paid the asking price of the set for this book alone. The fingering chart is also accurate. the first post the critiques the lack of buttons and sound. First off, they are "keys" and for the workmanship required to make a flute with real moving keys that is AG sized, they would have to charge a LOT more for it. The keywork mechanisms are small to begin with on normal size flutes--there is simply no way for those screws (some of them only several millimeters wide) and pins to translate onto dolly level play. Perhaps they could have made one moving part where all the keys could move up and down as a unit at once but again, the cost and logistics would prevent that. The stand looks just like the Wenger and Manhasset stands that I have in my home for daily practice. Overall I am thrilled with this set and it is one of the best AG purchases I have ever made. The only way I could think to improve upon it would be to include holders so that the doll could hold the flute vertically (like she was walking onstage.) Holding is as you would play it isn't going to work since the dolls' elbows aren't jointed, and that's rather important for holding the flute.
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