Silver vs Silver-Plated North Bridge 700 vs 500 Step-Up - Flute Center Sponsored

I am doing a Flute Center trial of North Bridge Step-Up flutes. You know that I’ve done comparisons before. But this time I wanted to use the same exact headjoint, to compare a sterling silver body to a silver-plated body.

So, the headjoint is sterling silver handmade by flute artisan Chris McKenna. The intermediate level flute bodies are the North Bridge Flutes Series 700 and the Series 500. The 700 has a sterling silver body, and the 500 has a silver-plated body. The 700 also has the C# trill key. Otherwise, these flutes are identical.

This is exactly what I wanted so that I could do an “apples to apples” comparison of silver vs. silver-plated. In today’s market, there is an $1,100 difference in price between these two flutes. But can you tell the difference? I sure could.

Join me for this week’s video and let me know if you think these 2 flutes sound different from each other.

Here is a link to the flutes demonstrated in this video:

North Bridge Flutes
https://flutecenter.com/collections/n...

North Bridge Series 700 Intermediate Flute

700 NB-7BEF, Sterling silver handmade McKenna headjoint, Sterling silver body, Silver-plated mechanism, drawn tone holes, French model (open hole keys), Pointed key arms, Pisoni pads, 0.016"/0.40mm tubing thickness, A=442, Offset G, Split E mechanism, C# trill key, B footjoint

North Bridge Series 500 Intermediate Flute

500 NB-5BEF, Sterling silver handmade McKenna headjoint, Silver-plated body and mechanism, drawn tone holes, French model (open hole keys), Pointed key arms, Pisoni pads, 0.016"/0.40mm tubing thickness, Offset G, Split E mechanism, B footjoint

If you're interested in setting up a flute trial, please consider FCNY and tell them I sent you (Code: DrFlute) to get some extras for free.

To start your flute trial, you'll first want to go to flutecenter.com and fill out the form. Here’s the link:
https://flutecenter.com/pages/trial-form

Then put my code: “DrFlute” in the box labeled “Influencer Code.”

This code gives you these extras with some exceptions:
*3 extra days to try your flute – that’s a 10-day trial instead of only 7 days
*6 extra months of warranty on your new flute – that’s 18 months instead of only 12 months
*Free Shipping of up to three flutes, piccolos, and/or headjoints at a time for trial!
*10% off sheet music
*Free domestic shipping on instrument purchases

Plus, when you purchase a new flute using my code, FCNY will pay me a small commission. Thank you!

Thank you, Flute Center for sponsoring this video.

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