i suggest u to buy a second hand flute, cos u may not have lost or even have some earn while to trade out for the flute.
u may refere to:
http://hk.user.auctions.yahoo.com/hk/show/auctions?userID=reduce.waste&u=:reduce.waste&clf=3
i suggest u may choice: Armstrong 104 Flute (長笛) Made in USA
cos the flute have better sound quality then F-100SII (your school's flute), actually, the F100SII have better sound quliaty than the updated model 221 or 211 which made in china.
or u also can choice 罕有 90% New Yamaha 211 Flute 長笛 with splite E mechanism (Made in Japan) ~ 不少老師推介, cos that is a made in japan one, the head joint cutting is similar of your F100SII. (better than the updated 221 or 211 which made in china)
i suggest u can buy Armstrong 104 is ok, cos your flute have not E mechanism now, i guess u no need it la! that may save $$ ma!
surly, u can buy some upgrade model. i already have some better flute, if u wanna, u may contact me!
and i dun thinks about 20% less of the orginal price u can sale out your second hand flute. cos most of my second hand flute is just only about 50-60% of the orginial price la! but if u can keep the flute conidition good for the second hand flute, u may sale out for the same or even higher price la! right?
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thx! ^_^
lui