When it comes to flute shopping, shopping at your local music store isn’t necessarily going to get you the best deal or the most suitable flute. While many of the smaller music stores are excellent for sheet music, accessories and rock instrument they will rarely have a brass and woodwind specialist. This is mostly because there isn’t a high enough demand to warrant employing one even on a part time basis. It doesn’t mean their bad music stores it just means you aren’t there target demographic. They will often keep a few classical instruments in store however their stock is limited which makes trying a variety of different flutes impossible. In order to buy a flute in Melbourne you need to be prepared to drive around and it will also make a big difference if you know what you’re looking for.
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The two best places to purchase a brand in flute are actually located in New South Whales. However, they both have Melbourne based sales people and bring their stock down to Melbourne several times a year. Your best option here would be to jump on their websites, grab the number of their Melbourne representative and give them a call. All their staff are lovely and they will be happy to help.
Flute Tree & The Woodwind Group
https://www.flutetree.com.au
https://www.woodwind-group.com.au
1 / 111 Moore Street
Leichhardt NSW 2040
Flutes and Flautists
https://flutesandflutists.com
140 Sailors Bay Road
Northbridge
Sydney NSW 2063
The retailers that are actually located in Melbourne 100% of the time are as follows:
Ozwinds Brass and Woodwind
https://www.ozwinds.com.au
213 Moreland Rd, Coburg VIC 3058
Shop 578 North Rd, Ormond VIC 3204
Ozwinds Brass and Woodwind stock a variety of new and used flutes. They have two store fronts in Melbourne.
Fine Music
https://finemusiconline.com.au
228 Auburn Road
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
The Music Place
https://musicplace.com.au
339 Clarendon St
South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Music Junction
https://www.musicjunction.com.au
204 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East
159 Whitehorse Rd, Blackburn
Cranbourne Music
https://www.cranbournemusic.com.au
Factory 5, 550 South Gippsland Highway, Lynbrook
105 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
Purchasing a flute second hand is considerably more challenging if you’re not an experienced flautist however it can be a cheaper alternative if you really can’t afford a brand new one. The safest way to purchase an instrument second hand is to get it through a reputable technician. One of the biggest draw backs to this option is you will have to wait until the right flute becomes available as they can’t just order more in.
Furness Repair Studio
Andrea Jelleff
https://www.furnessrepairstudio.com.au
Wantirna
Broken Wind
Don Stewart
https://www.brokenwind.com.au
Thomastown
Morrison Music
Amanda Morrison
https://www.facebook.com/aj.morrison.music/
Mt Evelyn
2nd Winds
Gideon Brazil
https://www.2ndwinds.com.au
Brunswick West, Vic
Gideon is a very honest and decent sales person – he will tell you everything about the instrument and let you know of anything on the instrument that needs repairing.
Online is not a place where you want to buy instruments, there is no guarantee the instruments haven’t been rebranded and there is also no way for you to test and inspect them before purchasing. Having said that the one and only place you can look for flutes online is Gumtree.
Gumtree
https://www.gumtree.com.au
Gumtree is your local online trading post and the only reason why I think it’s okay (not ideal) but okay to buy a flute through gumtree is because your able to go and see the instrument before you decide to buy it. Just be careful, anyone can post anything and I highly recommend reading this article before you jump online: “Purchasing Your Child’s First Flute”.
Where Not to Buy a Flute
Please do not buy a flute online (other than Gumtree) especially off eBay. eBay has dozens of cheap ‘brand new’ flutes from various unheard-of companies and the majority of them are made in China and will be very bad flutes.
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thanks a lot for your article, so helpful for parent who have no clue at all!