Hisonic Signature Series 2810N 16-Hole Closed-Hole Flute

Cegan86 : Great quality for the price!

United States on Sep 18, 2023

Vivi: for what it costed I like this online bought one, nothing bad about it, able to play well.

Canada on Jun 30, 2022

Victoria R Cobb: I see a lot of reviews here saying "i don't play the flute but it looks nice and the person i bought it for who also doesn't play likes it, so its great!" I do play the flute. I played for 5 years, then unfortunately had to sell my flute due to life. I was looking for a cheap flute to get me started again.

First things first, this is a student flute. They're made with cheaper parts and lower quality, and therefore have a lower price, but it comes at the cost of sound quality. Some student flutes sound better than others, but you'll never find a high what student flute. Want high quality? Pay for a professional flute. That said, for being a student flute, this flute has great sound.

Secondly, and more irritatingly, it cane damaged. Several keys were bent, 2 pads needed replaced, and one of the rods was bent. I spent 80$ fixing it before i ever played it.

Overall, I like this flute a lot, though ill probably end up replacing it with an intermediate closed-hold flute in the near future because I find myself missing mine greatly.

United States on Nov 18, 2021

Sophie Cruise: Good sound for the money

Canada on May 01, 2019

C: My daughter has been using this for middle school band! Great beginners flute! We've had no problems and it sounds great!

Canada on Jan 16, 2019

Tuyet: My daughter very ...very .....likes it. It worked fine and not thing to complain.

Canada on Dec 15, 2016

Marshall Ellis: Last year I purchased a Hisonic clarinet for my oldest. The price was right, and the music teacher was happy with it for beginner purposes. As a result of that experience, despite Guitar Center's best efforts, I went with this flute for the next kid in line for school lessons. It again seems to be perfect for at least a beginner. I helped unpack and assemble it. It seemed quite sturdy, and from what I gather it plays as expected.

United States on Oct 31, 2016

KellyLK: This was a great starter flute for my child's band.

We were not sure that she'd stick with it for long or that she'd do it again.

However, it's been two years of band and she's still at it.

So, it was worth the price given the doubts.

It's definitely well made and does sound good (with practice)

The case unfortunately didn't make it. Kids are hard on things.

United States on Jan 14, 2016

Pumkin: I bought this for my daughter's music class. I like the price since most music stores carry expensive brands. It is hard to know if your kids will like it or not so I didn't want to spend too much.

The flute met our expectation in many ways. The delivery was fast, the packaging was secure and no complaints at all.

Canada on Oct 03, 2013

Loren Weaver: My 8 year old grandson decided he wanted to play the flute, and I offered to buy him one (he is not touching my Haynes or Powell instruments). This flute was inexpensive, and, surprisingly, has a split E mechanism, which makes the high E, normally the most difficult note on a flute, VERY much easier to play. Just adding that mechanism to the order for a new flute cost over $600 on a Powell, the last time I looked. It's probably more now. When the flute got here, one of the keys was sticking closed. It looked like a problem with rough finishing of the ends of the rods on which the keys are mounted, so I took it apart and smoothed the ends of the rods. The keys work fine now.

The flute is light-weight, which is important for a child, and it plays very easily in all three octaves, which is also important. The sound is fine. It doesn't measure up to a Powell, but it costs more than 100 times less. For a beginner, who might not stick with the instrument, that's an important consideration. If he sticks with it, and becomes good enough, I'll give him one of my good flutes when he is 18 or so.

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United States on Nov 27, 2012