BEAUTIFUL LTD. EDITION YAMAHA 471 "ALLEGRO" SILVER 925 WITH GOLD PLATED LIP PLATE ,OPEN-HOLED FLUTE WITH OFFSET G, SPLIT E AND B-FOOT.

'Yamaha 471 - The perfect upgrade flute'

For students looking to move up to a flute that will take them through Grade 8 and beyond, it is important firstly to benefit from solid silver and the richness of tone it offers. Open-holes is not mandatory for any student, but it will enrich the quality of sound, give the opportunity for more styles of playing and will help students adopt the perfect hand/wrist position. This in turn will prepare them for a professional flute at a later stage. It is important that a student looks to move to open-holes fairly soon into their development and they should adapt quickly with the right tutoring. Hole plugs will make this transition much easier and can be taken out one at a time to get used to the finger positioning.

The 'Allegro' model is a limited edition Yamaha 471, that features a solid silver headjoint, body and footjoint and a 24K gold-plated lip plate and headjoint inner tube. Apart from making this flute stand out as something rather special, it also has the added benefit for those players who have an allergic reaction to playing a silver flute. It also features open-holes, offset G and split E and the expensive upgrade of a B-Footjoint which gives an extra note to the bottom range and also adds to the warmth of tone.

My daughter used this for a couple of years in High School band over 10 years ago and took very good care of it. I recently had it refurbished and it is in EXCELLENT condition. It comes with carrying case and cleaning brush.