Azumi Flute - AZ S3 CE
Designed by Altus founder and flutemaker Shuichi Tanaka, the Azumi flute line features a professional hand-cut embouchure hole for a free-blowing response and large tone throughout all registers.
Named for the mountainous region of Azumino, Japan, the birthplace of Altus handmade flutes, Azumi relies on the premium performance and playability of the unique Altus "S" cut embouchure combined with a precisely crafted body and mechanism.
The perfect balance of durable design and affordability, Azumi offers the advancing flutist a superior instrument at a realistic price.
Features of this Azumi AZ S3 CE Flute are:
- Brittania Silver (,958) Hand-Crafted Altus "S" cut head-joint
- Brittania Silver (,958) body and foot
- Silver Plated French style pointed keys
- Split E mechanism for a whisper easy high E
- C foot
- Offset G
Comes with plush case, cleaning rod and polishing cloth
The Azumi S3 flute with C-foot, sterling silver (.958) S-cut headjoint, body and foot and choice of closed keys (Azumi AZS3E) or open keys (Azumi AZS3RE).
The S3 series Azumi comes with an S-cut headjoint made of Britannia silver (.958). The headjoint is handmade by the higher positioned brand Altus and the oval shaping of the embouchure hole (S-Cut) gives the Azumi AZ-S3 a versatile, individual tone with slightly more resistance than the Z-cut head-joint. The Britannia silver (.958) body and foot-joint make the Z3 and S3 flutes the top series of Azumi.
About Azumi:
Designed by Altus founder and flutemaker Shuichi Tanaka, the Azumi flute line features a professional hand-cut embouchure hole for a free-blowing response and large tone throughout all registers. Azumi offers the advancing flutist a superior instrument at a realistic price.
Specifications of the Azumi AZ-S3 E/RE flute:
- Headjoint: Britannia silver (.958)
- Body and foot-joint: Britannia silver (.958)
- Mechanism and keys: nickel silver (silver plated)
- S- Cut headjoint
- Choice of covered keys / plateau keys (as AZS3E) or open keys / French keys (AZS3RE)
- Split E-mechanism
- Offset G
- C-foot
- Pointed key arms (French style)
- Drawn tone holes
- Pitch: 442 Hz
- Product IDs: Azumi S3; Azumi AZS3E, Azumi AZS3RE
The flute comes with:
- Elegant, high-quality, velvet-lined wooden case
- Matching shoulder bag
- Cleaning rod and cloth set