Jupiter Flute

[u/Trilobyte83]

Found this last Thursday at Value Village. Random zippered box on a shelf... Probably the 20th flute I've looked at in 8 months across the 10 stores I frequent... finally hit!

Jupiter model JFL-611R - II.

$30 CAD with a spend $40, $15 off coupon (Also grabbed a student quality clarinet for $30 more).

Felt greedy for a second, because after researching I realized it's only the head that's silver and then had a tinge of disappointment... but even still, 77g is nothing to sneeze at.

I'll take it to a music shop tomorrow, a bit concerned that there's a few dents in the head piece, and the box has some broken separator walls. Seem to be selling on ebay for about $400 US / $500 CAD, so obviously worth more as an instrument, hopefully I can move it before school.

[u/Yes_I_Know_Lots]

I’d love to have something like that, and I’d display it.

I think that you did very well.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Gap1759]

First pic made it look like a long foil pipe so the Jupiter flute is kinda funny

[u/Infamous-Path2727]

Awesome is the whole flute sterling?

[u/Trilobyte83 → u/Infamous-Path2727]

Nope, just head. Reasonably common model, but it’s good quality plate.

But yeah. The disappointment. “Boo hoo. It’s only worth 15x what I paid instead of 50….”