Comments on: Most Expensive Flute

By: flutes rock

flutes rock — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:18:49 +0000

i too am a flutest though i don’t agree with spending that much money i understand y he did. a flute is a very special instument and the price of one can reflect very well the quality. the flute is the melody of most peices of music and should be strong yet also sweet and the price of the flute can help determine the quality along with the maker and the alloy used on it

By: jim torres

jim torres — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:12:00 +0000

i think the flute is coool

By: psiloathyou

psiloathyou — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:33:22 +0000

I think it was worth it. flutes ARE known for their sweet, high sound.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 28 May 2009 01:34:02 +0000

A good flute is not all about looks its about how well the flute actually plays. If it produces a lux, rich, and beautiful sound, then it is so worth that money! It’s so expensive because it was a world known flute player’s flute.

By: grange bogey

grange bogey — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:56:36 +0000

It is just a flute they dont have to be expensive just cuz wat dey look like i dun care but i think dat they cud be cheaper cuz it is just a musical instrument!

By: Duma

Duma — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:36:08 +0000

I play the flute, and he was a really good player. It would be an honour to have his flute. It was a really nice one, too.

By: livimarie

livimarie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:20:37 +0000

Coming from a person who has been playing the flute since first grade, I think that since it was sold for so much that the person who bid the highest for it really would enjoy it. (I know I would!)

By: Neal

Neal — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:27:26 +0000

I heard that the critics of William Kincaid say he needs a flute that expensive to sound good…. The buy probably didn’t hurt his publicity either

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:02:20 +0000

Being that it went for that much at an auction is not very truth telling. The price of something sold at an auction is not always what the item is actually worth. The price of something at an auction is determined at what price the company auctioning it off decides to start. Then, from there, the individuals bidding are the ones in control and they are the ones who ultimately decided how expensive the item will end being. One bidder pushes another to go higher and higher, until you have a pin cushion selling for a million bucks.
This particular flute obviously went for so much because it was owned by one of the greatest flutists of all time and because it is made with platinum (an expensive material in itself). Most brand new flutes on the market that are solid platinum go for about $30-40,000 just starting out anyway so it’s no surprise that this one is so expensive. The older it gets the more expensive it becomes; provided someone is playing it and keeping it in shape, it helps that that someone was William Kincaid.
I’d also like to point out that the flute in the picture is not the flute that sold for $187,000 at auction…that’s a “generic flute” as the caption points out. So, gothika, the Kincaid flute is actually much better looking.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:24:01 +0000

Well, some people might not play, they might keep them as an antique…
I am a flautist myself, and I say that is expensive, but usually the more money it costs the better condition it is, or you get more.
But it is a beautiful flute… Not even near ugly.

By: grange bogey

grange bogey — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:24:17 +0000

Where did you get all the money to buy a flute that expensive and if you pay all that money on a flute how much do you spend on other stuff

By: Ray

Ray — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:42:43 +0000

When you like somethigns so much and passion about it. Then the value is in the flute it self, not the cost.

By: gothika

gothika — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:23:03 +0000

who would pay this much for an ugly flute?