Jean Paul USA FL-430 Silver-Plated Flute - Perfect for Intermediate Players

jay: I was skeptical about buying this flute, and was torn between this one and another. So far I’ve been very pleased with it. I’m a complete beginner, I have been practicing daily with this for going on 6 weeks. So far it’s been flawless mechanically and sounds great. I really have no complaints with it.

United States on May 13, 2023

samuel_0404: Llego bien y suena muy bien

Mexico on May 06, 2022

Harold P.: Bought it for my daughter for her music class. Satisfied and happy with the instrument itself. The quality, sounds and price is perfect for value for money specially if your a beginner.
Can’t distinguish the sound difference from an expensive one to this one as per a professional flautist.

Canada on Sep 30, 2021

Philippe Legault: Enfin, une flûte neuve sans fuites. Chaque élément était emballé individuellement, ce qui est un plus. Le rapport qualité-prix est excellent et cette flûte est de belle facture. Très satisfait de cet achat.

Canada on Sep 04, 2021

PCH: I haven't played the flute in nearly 50 years. It was something I picked up during my college days. I missed playing one and bought the Jean Paul flute. I will admit, I am rusty at it. But, it is slowly coming back to me.

There are differences with my college Gemeinhardt , and perhaps my lost skills. The action seems a bit sluggish but notes are clear and closed holes do not leak. The mouth aperture seems to take a bit of getting use to. But again, I'm calling on skills and memories from a long time ago.

As for comments about the finish wearing, keys sticking and other listed problems; I'm sure this occurs but it is worth keeping in mind, these problems are mostly with young beginners. The greater care given to any instrument will help to prolong its life.

If you seek "perfect," you need to spend more. A lot more. Right now, I am happy relearning this instrument.

United States on Jun 02, 2021

Melanie Theriault: Former provincial youth orchestra oboe player. Didn't have the money to buy an oboe so tried out this flute (played 1 year in middle school) to get back into playing music after a 7 years hiatus for university. Found the transition from oboe to flute very easy since fingering is very similar.
This flute has served me very well, I have absolutely no problem from low D to 3rd octave A. Low C is playable but finicky and haven't been able to play 3rd octave high B although it's very reliable up to 3rd octave A. Nice sound for the price and am still able to play most of Borne's Carmen Fantasy (except for the parts with the high B and low B) and the 2nd movement flute solo from William Tell with it which is great for a flute under 400$.
I will still need to buy a upper intermediate flute soon to be able to play more technically challenging advanced pieces but for a beginner with no music experience or people who won't be playing those kind of pieces or people who prefer melodic intermediate to lower advanced pieces that doesn't ask those super high or low notes this flute should be a good instrument for a while.

Canada on May 24, 2021

Mexico Mike Nelson: I'm a 70 year-old man who decided to learn the flute. The price point of this flute seemed to be about right for ones that sounded good.

From the reviews of this and other brands, this seemed like the best quality for the money and the seller seemed to be above-board. Boy, did I hit the jackpot with those two items. Even though I am a rank beginner, I was able to produce notes that made a pretty good imitation of music. With a little practice, they would probably grow into real music, but I can already see the improvement.

The customer service is outstanding. The advertisement said it came with some flute grease, but there was none in my case. I emailed Jean Paul and they sent some out right away. After a couple of months, it seemed that it was getting harder to get a good sound out of the lower end keys. I emailed Jean Paul again and they asked for a video to show and tell the problem. I complied and they agreed to take the instrument back and adjust it. They did and even sent me a video of the tech playing my flute to show that everything was adjusted. No charge on any of that.

So, the instrument is good, the customer service is more than good and the price...

United States on Jan 21, 2021

Meir: I just got the Fl-220 flute last week and after one week of playing around with it I must say I am impressed. For something at this price I was skeptical but figured “hey worse comes to worse I can return it with amazon.” But I am happy I did so far so good. I will definitely reccomened Jean Paul to friends and I hope they keep it up! I’ll update this review if anything changes.

Canada on Jul 15, 2019

James Begley: Okay is this a $1000 or a $5000 dollar flute no.... but its a damn good flute for the money i have tried many different cheap flutes out there and they all have issues... I have seen a review by wiki that states this is there number one pick down to there 5th pick saying it has air leaking issues... well let me tell you mine came with a little blemish on one of the keys and Jean Paul service was more then outstanding they shipped me a new one right away took a few days to get here but arrived as promised. and the finish was top notch. nothing wrong with it.. and about air leaks this flute is so tight i know i am not loosing any air. it plays beautiful a friend of mine which is a professional flute player other then the nickle finish could not believe i payed under $200.00 for it. when she came over she ended up playing mine for the time she was hear i even tried to see if she would trade her $6000 flute for it she laughed and then gave mine back. but she loved the workmanship when i told her it was built over seas she couldn't believe it. she was a little upset at me for not buying american made product. i told her hey i was going to give them a try and that i expressed my concern...

United States on Jul 25, 2017