Sanyko sterling silver alto flute head joint $2250, not available from Sankyo

The flute event had over 10 major brand alto flute options including Powell, Haynes and a top of the line Sankyo alto. I played all of the options and I judged the head joints by. And Projection and I did a side by side comparison and the Sankyo Alto Flute was unanimously the winner by all professional flutists who where there. As most professional flutists know, most of the sound is in the headjoint design and you want to get more volume out of an alto flute.

So if you add this to any less expensive alto flute it will sound like a expensive alto. I guarantee you will not be disappointed, but you might need to fit it to your alto flute if it's not a perfect fit when you receive it. The bore sizes of alto flutes, are sometimes different but a professional flute technician will be able to fit it easily I have a tech who worked at Powell who has done this before if you need a referral.