ALTUS Japanese Handmade Flute | A13 (Heavy)
Britannia Silver (95.8%) Headjoint & Body
Sterling Silver Mechanism
14K Gold Riser
Pure Silver (.997) Keypipes
Heavy Wall
Drawn Toneholes
B Footjoint
French Pointed-Arm Keys
Split-E Mechanism
Offset G
C# Trill Key
Open Holes
Each Altus flute comes with a hard case, soft carry cover, cleaning rod, inside cleaning cloth and outside cleaning cloth.
Britannia Silver (95.8%) Headjoint & Body
Sterling Silver Mechanism
14K Gold Riser
Pure Silver (.997) Keypipes
Heavy Wall
Drawn Toneholes
B Footjoint
French Pointed-Arm Keys
Split-E Mechanism
Offset G
C# Trill Key
Open Holes
Each Altus flute comes with a hard case, soft carry cover, cleaning rod, inside cleaning cloth and outside cleaning cloth.
Britannia Silver (95.8%) Headjoint & Body
Sterling Silver Mechanism
14K Gold Riser
Pure Silver (.997) Keypipes
Heavy Wall
Drawn Toneholes
B Footjoint
French Pointed-Arm Keys
Split-E Mechanism
Offset G
C# Trill Key
Open Holes
Each Altus flute comes with a hard case, soft carry cover, cleaning rod, inside cleaning cloth and outside cleaning cloth.
ALTUS
For over 30 years, Altus has hand-crafted flutes that embody the ideals of vintage inspiration and modern technology. Created by Master Flute Maker Shuichi Tanaka, each Altus flute reflects his passion to combine the finest playing flutes with the finest materials and artistry. The meticulous design of the Altus flute and its acclaimed Altus/Bennet scales offers excellent intonation, carefully tuned harmonics and balanced registers. The masterfully hand-sculpted headjoints and precision tubings produce the remarkable sound of the Altus flute.
A13
As the first flute manufacturer to introduce .958 Silver into flute production, Altus led the way in the constant pursuit of recreating the beautiful Louis Lot flute sound and quality flute-making. The Altus A13 incorporates .958 Silver and modern seamless tubing technology.
What We Like
In terms of sound, we find Altus flutes to be extremely malleable, colourful, and offer great projection and evenness throughout the registers. Perception of sound is subjective though so you will need to try them and see if they suit you.
What is not subjective is how good their mechanism is, and it is one of the best there is. You really need to run your fingers over these keys yourself in order to appreciate it. Unlike a lot of other companies that have switched over to a pinless mechanism over the years, Altus never did, and we believe it is because they simply never found a reason to. They have absolutely perfected their mechanism. It is quick to respond, light, silent and if setup properly and looked after well, stays in adjustment for an extremely long time. It completely satisfies even some of the most technically demanding and proficient flutists in the world, and best of all, they’ve included the same design on all their flutes - from their entry level professional quality flute, the model 807, all the way up to the venerable model 1807 (AL). The only thing lacking is a fancy name to help market it better. Oh well, you’ll just have to try it and see for yourself.
