Used Musical Instruments

how much is a used armstrong flute worth?

Q: my band teacher told me that he had never seen an armstrong flute before but i was looking on craigslist and google and it seemed that it was a better brand than yamaha. is this correct?

A: Hi Lacey. :))

Now to answer your question:

Your band director must be pretty young and is obviously not a flute player. The Armstrong Company has been making Armstrong flutes for about 50 years. It is an old company and has made literally millions of flutes over the years.

As a flute teacher... I would not say Armstrong was a better flute than Yamaha. In fact, it is not a better playing, sounding, feeling, instrument than Yamaha at all. The only way you can determine that for yourself is to ask mom to take you to a music store so that you can play test both of the instruments side by side.
More band directors and more private lessons teachers request students play on Yamaha. They are more consistant through the registers and are very, very sturdy and dependable flutes.

If you are trying to sell your flute and it is in excellent condition... good pads, no dings or dents, no tarnish, no leaks, nice case... close to looking new, I would say you can ask $300.00 for it. If it is in poor condition but still playing, you might get $150.00... but it might not sell at all.
As parents are wanting good playing and looking instruments for their students..... Not going to pay alot of money for a flute that looks bad. Would you?

So there. I hope I was able to answer your question to your satisfaction.

Thanks for reading.

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