All Altus Sterling Silver flutes are available in standard, medium heavy, or heavy wall tubing and feautre extruded tubing and Sterling Silver mechanisms mounted on Pure 997 Silver hinge tubes. The extruded body tubes maintain a standard thickness and include drawn tone holes and the Altus-Bennet Scale.Ĭomprised of 92.5% silver, Sterling has long been the industry standard for making high quality flutes. Artist Series flutes feature handmade silver-plated mechanisms well-known for their hardness, strength and durability without sacrificing exceptional fluidity and feel.

Through the careful selection of materials and the Altus dedication to handmade craftsmanship, the Altus Artist Series achieves an unparalleled balance between performance quality and affordability. Altus provides the most unique variety of flute tubing and materials in the world today. By combining old world craftsmanship with modern alloys and tubing construction, an incredible range of flutes can be tailored to the specific needs of any flutist. The Altus flute is founded on friendships, collaborations, intense research, and a passionate devotion to music as an essential part of life.Īltus leads the way in providing an unprecedented array of tubing and material choices for the needs of discerning flutists. This monumental achievement is one of the hallmarks of the great Altus flute making tradition. The Altus-Bennett scale was carefully designed to provide effortless intonation, impeccably tuned harmonics, and exceptionally balanced registers. Speedy Tanaka and William Bennett shared an admiration for Albert Cooper's vision of updating and modernizing the traditional flute scale, creating the Altus-Bennett scale - a new standard for flute design. This was the first Altus flute, built in 1981. Tanaka designed an innovative modern flute rich in expressive tone colors, with ample capacity for resonance, accurate intonation, and mechanical strength. With Bennentt's influence and the inspiration of the finest vintage flutes, Mr. The two men had much in common including their respect and admiration for the vintage flutes of Louis Lot.

Tanaka met British flutist William Bennett. He is an artist, musician, engineer, businessman, and most notably a master flute maker. Shuichi Tanaka known as 'Speedy' to his friends, is a man of many talents.

Altus flute model 1307 for sale